Eggless Chocolate Cake – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take a baking tin and line up wax paper at its base.
• Grease the tin really good with oil and keep it aside.
• You can use aluminum foil instead of wax paper.
• Take a cooker and remove its whistle and ring.
• Add a thin layer of salt at the base.
• If you are using an aluminum cooker then give a thin layer of baking soda at the base so that the cooker will be cleaned.
• Put a dish in the cooker, close the lid, and preheat the cooker on medium heat.

For Cake:

• In a bowl take maida, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, a pinch of salt and powdered sugar.
• Mix everything well together.
• Take a bowl and put a sieve on it.
• Sieve the dry ingredients through it once to remove any lumps of cocoa powder or baking soda will be removed.
• Add oil, vanilla essence, and water. Mix well.
• Do not over mix.
• If you over mix the batter then the cake will be dense.
• So mix carefully. Add lemon juice and mix well.
• Pour out the batter into the baking tray and spread it evenly.
• Tap the tin to remove the air bubbles if any.
• Take the preheated cooker and put an empty pot in it.
• Place the dish and the cake tin over it.
• Close the lid and bake on medium heat for about 30 minutes.
• If you want to bake the cake in the cooker then preheat the oven and bake at 180 deg C for about 25-30 minutes.

For Icing:

• Take the powdered sugar in a bowl.
• Add cocoa powder, a pinch of salt, butter that is at room temperature, and vanilla essence.
• Mix all the ingredients well with butter.
• Add a little milk at a time to adjust the consistency and mix well.
• 2-2 1/2 tsp milk will be enough.
• Beat the mixture well for about 8-10 minutes to make it light and fluffy.
• You can use a hand blender for this.

Garnishing of Cake:

• Take the cake out of the cooker and check it with a toothpick or fork or knife.
• If it comes out clean the cake is ready.
• Let the cake cool down for about 10-15 minutes.
• Loosen the sides with a knife.
• Take a dish and put it on the tray and flip the tray over.
• Remove the wax paper.
• Remove the upper layer of the cake with the help of a knife.
• If you want then you can cut one more layer of the cake.
• In a bowl take 1 tsp powdered sugar and add water in it.
• Mix well and dissolve the sugar.
• Add the sugar water to the cake to keep it moist.
• Take a dish in which you want to garnish the cake.
• Line it up with wax paper to all the sides.
• This will help to keep the plate clean as the frosting will stick to the dish.
• Put the base in the dish and add sugar syrup on another side of the cake as well.
• Take the frosting and add it to the cake and spread it evenly.
• Spread it to the edges as well.
• When the cake is covered with icing from all sides add sprinkles for garnishing.
• Remove the wax paper and chocolate cake with icing is already.