For those of you who have never baked a normal chocolate cake before, here's the ingredients. For those of you who know the drill skip to the last two magic ingredients.
* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup superfine sugar or just sugar.
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* About 100 gm butter- salted works just fine.
* 2 large eggs
* Vanilla extract for flavor.
* 1/2 cup of curd/ milk (for if you use one egg)
* Cocoa AND drinking chocolate
* Secret (Not so secret after this, but whatever) Ingredient No1. Marie gold biscuits or (any other biscuits- I use these because they have a very mild flavor and don't complement the chocolate).
* Secret (ditto) Ingredient No2. Jam. Preferably grape/strawberry. Natural. Not Kissan and all ok?
Now, first add the butter and sugar into a food processor and beat until smooth. Next add flour in half cups interspersed by an egg- or you could just put it all in together. You could use one egg and the half cup of curd/ milk. Else, two eggs should do it.
Add about a teaspoon of vanilla extract and the baking powder.
Next, you need to add only about one large spoon of cocoa and about three-four spoons of drinking chocolate- mix the entire thing. If you want more chocolate, add more drinking chocolate, NOT cocoa, unless you like your cake bitter.
The magic bit- to about two teaspoons of the jam add about a teaspoon of milk/hot water, and whisk it into a smooth paste. Add this to your cake batter and give it one last shake.
Grease your baking dish with butter, and dust with a little bit of flour. Put the biscuits (around ten-fifteen) into a plastic bag and crush them using a rolling pin. Crush the slightly larger pieces into finer dust/ smaller pieces using your hand. Layer the baking dish with an even layer of this.
Pour your batter into this. And bake. If you use a microwave oven, bake at 160 using the forced air option for about 10- 11 mins. Bake for an extra 1-2 mins depending on how "gooey" you want it to be.
When done, dust with a little icing sugar, and serve!! Alternatively, take a fork and dig in.
Complement, not compliment.
I now know who is NOT getting the biggest slice.
Thank you though.
i think this should come under the "sister" category since i was the one who "inspired" you (read: beg) you to make something chocolaty.
:) Know it's been a while.
Hope all's well.
I missed your Christmas template. It cheered me up. I even changed my callertune after looking at your page.. :D
And yes, I used Marie biscuits too. In the exact same way. Will try the jam bit though.. Thanks. :)
Toodles.
i don't see the snowflakes! :(
they are like images which don't convert...so i had small icons floating down in brownian motion.
me likes choco cakes, but me has never baked
send me some?
@sis: Yes yes. I did. Muah.
@triya: I've missed you too!! Lol. After every song I change, I sit and read the lyrics and sing along.
And do try the jam, it's delicious.
@Nav: Stupid hosting server ya. Sawwy. Hope it's better the next time. Though you don't need to look at my blog to enjoy the winter, you got winter all around you!!
Thanks for dropping by you guys,
SG.
AWESOME :D.. i want! :).. ok ok.. the biscuits i've heard of cause my uses em.. BUT the jam is a stroke OF GENIUS!!! asking mum to make it when i get home! :) .. oh and yeah i like the way the bookmark on my firfox toolbar has changed to a christmas hat :) .. MERRRY XMAS !!
i personally did not like the biscuits!! :(
When are you going to update?
update! i open your blog now and constantly feel hungry.
Sounds delicious.
*/Not Kissan and all, ok?/* is so unlike you though..hehe.
Try chocolate essence instead of vanilla. and you can avoid the blender and do it manually. it gives a better texture. also when making chocolate cake avoid strawberry jam/jelly because it changes the flavor too much, raspberry is good. and biscuits, try the ones that have chocolate chips in them. they give a better flavor than marie gold :D
How are you? :D *brb hungry need food: make cake* long time :D.. its good to be back
@Vishal: Thank you. Wishing you the same.
@Sis: "K".
@Koze: I just did.
@astro: Lol, I just did.
@ill: Doesn't sound like me? How?
@Ry: It depends on the kind of beater you are using. I've never tried chocolate essence, but will do so.
Jam, as long as it's natural will only add to the flavor and not detract the chocolate flavor. If you use Kissan and the other artificially sweetened ones, then yes.
Thanks for dropping by you guys,
All my love.