Chocolate Cake

I made this chocolate cake yesterday. This is definitely the best chocolate cake I learnt from my sister 'S'. It is very easy and super fast to make with all the ingredients easily available at home. And the result is a moist, fluffy, perfectly light and soft cake. Again another favorite of my hubby and son and both of them were delighted to have this dessert after dinner.

Ingredients:-

• 1 cup levelled all purpose flour (maida)
• 1 cup sugar (powdered)
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup boiling water 
• ¼ cup refined oil
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• ¾ tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 egg

Method:-

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. 
• Grease an dust a 9 inch baking tin and keep aside.
• Sieve together maida, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Add powdered sugar to this and mix well.
• Add egg, milk, oil and vanilla essence.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Now add boiling water and stir well.
• The batter will be thin.
• Pour the mixture in the baking tin.
• Bake at 180 degrees Celcius for 30-35 minutes or until done.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Remove the cake from tin.
• Cut in slices and serve.

Notes:-

• If you like your cake to be more sweet, you can add 1½ cup sugar instead of 1 cup.
• For simple icing:- double boil 100 grams milk chocolate with ¼ cup butter. Cool and use.
• If you are icing the cake, do not increase sugar.
• For the eggless version, just add ½ cup buttermilk instead of egg

Happy Cooking!!

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