Today is 31st December. Have you planned anything special for your guest to ring in the new year 2017 ? If not, then here I have come up with a most interesting and delicious cake, countdown to midnight chocolate cake. This cake is purely eggless and butterless, also so simple to make. A beautiful clock ticking its way towards midnight is loved by everyone. Mainly this cake comes in an chocolate (base cake) and creamy flavor (frosting part) and decorates like a clock, which will melt in mouth at the first instance. This cake is both interesting to look at and very tasty. It can become a highlight of countdown to midnight party. Lets go in detail method of preparation as mentioned below.
Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 40 mins
Ingredients :
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Ingredients
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Measurements
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All purpose flour
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1 ½ cup
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Cocoa powder
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3 tbsp
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Sugar
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1 cup
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Vinegar / lemon juice
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1 tbsp
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Baking soda
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1 tsp
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Oil
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¼ cup
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Vanilla essence
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1 tsp
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Water
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1 cup
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Heavy whipping cream
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250 ml
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Icing sugar
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5 tsp
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Dark chocolate
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75 gm
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Method :
- Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Lightly grease the cake tin lined by butter paper with oil and keep aside.
- Sift all purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Keep aside.
- Take sugar in another bowl. Add water, oil, vanilla essence and vinegar. Mix well.
- Next add the shifted dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Just gently fold in, don’t over mix.
- Immediately pour the batter into the greased cake tin and bake for 35-40 mins.
- Take out from oven and let the cake to cool down for 10 mins in the cake tin. Then invert and allow to cool down completely.
- Meanwhile, start the frosting part.
- Whisk whipping cream along with icing sugar using electric whisk for about 7-8 minutes in the highest speed or until stiff peaks arise. Don’t overdo the beating as the cream might turn into butter. Frosting part is done.
- Now take the cooled cake on a plate. Spread generous amount of frosting on top and sides of the cake and scrape out with a spatula. Refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes.
- Next melt the dark chocolate by using double boiler or just microwave for 1 minute.
- Take a piping bag fitted with a medium round nozzle. Fill it with the melted chocolate and then decorate the top of the cake like the face of a clock.
- Again refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes and after 30 minute, it is ready to serve !
Notes :
- Instead of melted chocolate, chocolate icing can also be used.
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