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Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup | 120g All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 Cup | 45g Dutch Cocoa powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Cup | 200g fine granulated sugar
  • 1 Large Egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 Cup | 96g Vegetable Oil or melted Butter
  • 1/2 Cup | 118ml Milk, room temp
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
  • 1/4 Cup Hot Boiling water 
Milk Syrup
  • 6 tbsp hot Milk 
  • 3 tbsp Sugar 
  • 1/2 Tsp Vanilla, for soaking
For Chocolate Ganache
  • 100g | 2/3 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
  • 100g | 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
For Decoration 
  • 3 Tablespoon White chocolate chips
  • 1 Tablespoon Heavy Cream 

Method
 

  1. Weigh all the ingredients in grams using a kitchen weighing scale for perfect results everytime. 
  2. Sift all the dry ingredients together, the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the fine sugar. Mix well.
  3. In the same bowl, add a large egg, oil, vanilla essence, milk. Mix. Add hot water. Mix well.
  4. Grease a glass square dish with oil.  I used an 8 Inch Square Pan. You can use a 7/8/9 Inch tin, Baking time & Height of the cake will vary.
  5. Bake @170C 40-45 MINS or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean with not wet crumbs. Level out the dome of the cake by gently pressing down. Pour the Milk Syrup while the cake is still hot.
  6. Mix heavy cream and chocolate chips. Microwave for 60 secs, mix well. Allow to cool completely.
  7. Pour the cooled Ganache on the cooled cake. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before slicing. Bon Appetit 

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