Monday, May 28, 2012

Chocolate Fudge Cake


Photo by Amit Agni
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cup maida (Refined flour)
1 ¼  tsp baking powder.
115 gms chopped dark chocolate
150 gms softened, unsalted butter
1 cup light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
2/3 cup dahi (Hung yoghurt)
Frosting:
1 tbsp butter
100 gms dark chocolate
1/2 cup fresh cream

Method:
  • Melt the dark chocolate in a microwave for 30 secs.
  • Preheat oven at 190 degrees centigrade or 374 F.
  • Sieve the refined flour and baking powder together.
  • Creaming-Mix the brown sugar with softened butter till you get a creamy form. Pour the melted chocolate in it and mix well.
  • Add vanilla essence and yoghurt in the chocolate mixture. Mix well.
  • Beat the eggs till it becomes fluffy. I beat the eggs in a mixer till it is fluffy with light yellow colour.
  • Add the beaten eggs to the chocolate mixture. Mix well.
  • Now add the refined flour to this in small proportions and mix well.
  • Take a cake baking pan of your preferred shape. Grease and line it with parchment paper.  
  • Pour the cake batter in the pan and bake it for 25-30 minutes. Insert a tooth pick in the center,if it comes out clean you will know that the cake is done. 
  • Remove from oven and let it cool.
  • Spread the frosting on the cake and make peaks on the top part.
Ready to serve!!!!
For Frosting:
Melt butter, and dark chocolate together in a microwave for 30-40 secs.
Remove and pour fresh cream to this. Mix well till you get a creamy consistency to make peaks.
Alternatively, melt 115 gms of dark chocolate and 2 tbsp of unsalted butter in a microwave for 1 minute. Stir in 1 cup of powdered sugar and 6 tbsp of hung yogurt. Stir the mixture well until it is smooth, beat until the frosting begins to cool and thicken slightly.

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