Chocolate Cake Pastry

I just wanted to give a trail of cake pastry as Abhi asked me to make it at home. I was in big dilemma if I could make it as moist as in shop. I am a newbie in baking & not ashamed to admit it. Sooo mission of  surfing started  to get the best one. Thank you to “bestmoistchocolatecakerecipe.com”. The result was pretty good & the cake is absolutely moist & deliiiicious. He was extremely excited that helped me for frosting the cake & at last gave a top touch of walnuts which make it rich in flavour. Now here we go……for my best cake ever I made.

 Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• ¾ cup of unsweetened, cocoa powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk (you can make it at home. Mix 1teaspoon of lemon juice/vinegar to 1 cup of milk. Wait for 10-15 minutes. It is ready)
• 2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 cup of prepared plain hot black coffee/ hot water (don’t miss this ingredient)
• ¾ cup of  black coffee make with 1tsp of sugar

For frosting

• 1 1/2 cups heavy or whipping cream 
• 5 tbs. granulated sugar 
• ¼ cup cocoa powder 
• Chopped wall nut or any nut for decoration

Method

Generously grease and flour 9 X 13 inch pan

Preheat oven to 200degree C.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the sugar and vegetable oil.

Mix in the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla until combined.

Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients a little at time, mix & just combine.

Now stir in the hot coffee & combine.

Pour the batter evenly into pan.

Bake for 1hr, or until a toothpick comes out clean. No need to over bake as cake will continue to cook as it cools.

Let it cool outside the oven.

Slide a knife or shaslik inside the cake. If it comes clear that mean it is done.

Remove the cake from the pan and let it cool completely. Remember, if cake is warm then u can not apply frosting. It will run away from your cake. So have patience.

By the time frosting can be prepared. For making frosting you have to chill all the frosting ingredients keeping inside the fridge. Then mix first two ingredients in a chill container & beat with hand beater (I have manual one) till it is firm. It is really a hard work.

After soft peaks form, add 1/4 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa powder. Whisk by hand until the cream is smooth and stiff peaks form. Let the cream sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to dissolve the cocoa. Whisk briefly before using.

Very carefully cut the cake from middle to make two layers. Separate the layers.

Pour the black coffee on both the layers.

Now frost the bottom layer. Then slowly put the top layer on it. Decorate the top with frosting very carefully.

 Spread chopped wallnut or any nut on the top if you wish.

It is really the super moist cake, you can make at home, I sway…….