Today is the Birthday of a dear friend, Shaly. Happy Birthday Shaly…… wishing you the best always. We have made this cake in your honour, and eaten it too. To you, Cheers !
Chocolate Cake
Ingredients : 2 cups sugar, 1-3/4 cups flour, ¾ cup cocoa powder, 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, ½ cup corn oil, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 cup boiling water.
Preheat oven to 350 deg F/180 deg C. Sift together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and put in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla essence and beat on medium speed with a handmixer for about 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water ( the batter will be thin – don’t worry).
Pour into two -8inch cake pans and bake each separately for 35-40 minutes, till a skewer inserted comes out clean. Every oven is different, so check the cake after 35 minutes. {I baked the two cakes separately}. Cool cakes. Sandwich the two cakes with chocolate frosting and then cover with frosting and decorate as desired.
Judy!! Cake looks yummy…… will come to taste it tomorrow… keep a piece for me!!
Diana…. cake is over…made it last week. But not to worry, there another cake in the fridge…
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judy this looks amazing!! very creative as usual
Thank u Judy n team for this delightful dedication. It must have tasted heavenly:) Thank u especially for making all ur friends feel special.
Hey Shaly…. yup tasted good and result showing on my hips…..;).
Hi Judy, your blog is truly amazing !! I have tried many of your recipes – prawn biryani / puri bhaji / potato chops / kerala chicken / egg curry etc etc and it turns out really good..each time it just gets better..inspired by the lovely cakes that you bake I have bought an OTG and cant wait to try out some new dishes:) I have recommended your blog to many of my friends and they too are now keen followers of your blog:) keep up the good work !!
Audrey, your kind words truly made my day. Thanks a million. Comments like these want me to give my best to YOU, our dear readers. Thanks for recommending our blog to your friends…. and keep trying our recipes and telling us how they turned out. For cakes you have to keep accurate measurements (buy measuring cups, spoons, and a weighing scale), use best quality ingredients, and you should get to know your oven very well…. and a trial and error is the best way to go about it. Am in Bangalore next month for 2/3 days – maybe I’ll give you a buzz if you give me your number. And thanks again Audrey.