Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Layered Chocolate cake(simple,quick,yummy,butter less)

      This cake is very simple,quick and tasty.Plain chocolate cake wouldn't take more than 15 min of your time.If you are patient enough you can layer it with frosting for best taste or plain cake tastes great as is.

Dry ingredients:
All purpose flour- 1 3/4 cups
granulated white sugar- 2 cups
unsweetened cocoa powder-3/4 cup
baking powder- 1.5 tsp
baking soda-1.5 tsp
salt- 1/2 tsp
Wet ingredients:
eggs -2 large (at room temperature)
warm water-1 cup (add a tsp of instant coffee powder in the water if u like coffee flavor)
milk- 1 cup(room temperature)
oil- 1/2 cup (any flavor less oil like canola,vegetable,sunflower,corn,light olive oil...)
vanilla extract- 1.5 tsp
   
Layered with whipped cream:

Process:
 1) Sift all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.(this step is very important for a chocolate cake because cocoa powder will have some lumps)
2) In another bowl mix all the wet ingredients thoroughly until well combined.(first beat the eggs and add rest of the wet ingredients)
3) Now add the wet mixture to dry mixture and mix them well.
4) Pour the cake batter into prepared pans.You would need two 8 inch cake pans for this recipe.
5) Enjoy the cake as it/it tastes the best with frosting.


Cake size: Above measurements are for a layered chocolate cake. You need two 8-inch cake pans.
Oven Temp: 350 deg F
Time: 30 min/until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Makes: 12 pieces
Storage:
      Cake without frosting - You can store it at room temperature in an air tight container for 3-4 days.If you want to keep it for a week or so you can store them in refrigerator and microwave it for few sec before enjoying it.
      Cake with frosting-store them in refrigerator and keep it out for sometime on the kitchen counter until it reaches room temperature before enjoying it.

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