Chocolate Cake with Mocha Icing

This was the first cake I baked, a simple chocolate cake. To make it more attractive, I made a simple mocha icing. I got both these recipes from Good Housekeeping Magazine (don't remember which issue!!). The cake was quite a success at home, as it was finished within a day.

Chocolate Cake

Recipe Source: Good House Keeping

Ingredients:

Maida - 1 1/4 cup

Unsweetened cocoa powder - 6 tsp

Baking powder - 2 tsp

Salt - a pinch

Sugar - 1 cup

Vanilla essence - 3 tsp

Milk/Water - 1/2 cup

Oil - 1/2 cup

Eggs - 2 nos.

Method:

Sift maida, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and sugar. Do this twice to avoid any lumps.
In a bowl, combine milk/water, oil, vanilla essence and eggs. Pour into the maida mix.
Blend everything together until smooth, using an electric beater at slow speed. Try to whisk in the same direction. If the batter becomes too runny, add a little more maida.
Grease a cake tin with butter.
Transfer the mixture to the cake tin and bake in a microwave oven for 25-30 mins. If using an oven, then preheat the oven for 180 C/350 F for 35-45 mins.

Mocha Icing
Recipe Source: Good House Keeping

Ingredients:

Cocoa powder - 4 tbsp

Butter - 2 tbsp softened

Coffee powder - 1 tsp

Icing sugar - 1 cup (sifted)

Chopped walnuts - 2/3 tbsp

Method:

Heat 4 tbsp water in a microwave oven for 1 min. Add coffee and mix. Add cocoa powder and oil.
Microwave the mixture at 70% power for 1 min.
Add the sifted icing sugar and mix.
Pour the mixture over the cake and decorate with walnuts.
Refrigerate and serve with ice cream.

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