Ingredients:
For the chocolate cake:-
100 gms flour
100 gms sugar
4 Tbsp cocoa
1 tsp coffee powder
4 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ cup oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
½ cup cold milk
1 tbsp vinegar
Mocha Icing:-
4 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp coffee
1 cup icing sugar ? sifted
2-3 tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)
To soak ? ¼ cup coke or any other cola
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Preparation:
Method:-
Sift together all your dry ingredients ?Maida, cocoa, coffee powder, baking powder and baking soda and keep them aside.
2. Add vinegar to the cold milk and put in the fridge till required.
3. In a bowl, beat the eggs and sugar really well till the mixture is nice and fluffy and creamy. Use a hand mixer for good results.
4. Pour in the oil and the milk and vinegar mixture and mix well.
5. Add the vanilla essence.
6. Take a wooden spoon or a wooden spatula and fold in carefully the dry ingredients into the egg mixture till well mixed.
7. Pour the batter into a greased microwave dish
8. Bake in the microwave oven at HIGH (100%) for 7 minutes. Check for doneness. If not done bake for one more minute at MEDIUM (70%).
9. The cake should start pulling away from the sides and springs back when touched.
10. Cool it and decorate it with mocha icing or any other icing of your choice.
To prepare the icing:-
Microwave 4 tbsp water in a bowl for 1 minute. Add coffee and mix.
Add cocoa and butter to it and mix well. Return to and microwave for 1 minute or till butter melts.
Gradually add the sifted icing sugar. Mix well. Glaze the chocolate cake with the icing. Decorate with walnuts.
Refrigerate until glaze is set.
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