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.