Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup = 200 grams
- ½ cup jaggery
- ½ cup oil
- tsp cardamom powder
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1 cup almonds, walnuts and cashews roughly chopped
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
- Sieve the wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and cardamom powder in a pan and keep it aside.
- To one cup of milk, add the jaggery powder and whisk it until all the jaggery powder is completely dissolved.
- Add in the oil and salt to the jaggery mixture and whisk until completely combined.
- Add 2 tablespoons of flour, baking soda and baking powder mixture and whisk until the mixture is well combined.
- Keep adding the flour mixture, a tablespoon of the remaining half cup of milk and mixing until a batter is formed. The consistency should neither be too watery or hard.
- Add in all the chopped nuts to the batter and gently mix with a spatula.
- Grease the cake pan with refined oil/ butter/ ghee.
- Bake the cake in a 7 inch pan for 30 minues or completely done at 180C.
- And the cake is ready to be served!
Notes
- You can use tutti frutti or candied berries instead of nuts
- Chocolate chips can also be added to enhance the taste.
- After 30 minutes of baking, insert a toothpick or a knife and see if it comes clean. If not bake a bit more until the toothpick comes clean.
- Let the cake cool down completely, only then remove it from the baking tray.