Boooom !!!!! We had a double birthday bang along with a valentine party that I have been planning for Soo longĀ on Sunday , the 14th of Feb.!.. A sooper dooper hit…
I would love to thank all my blog friends who helped me in finalising the menu for the party… Guess wot?? My H decided to print a Menu card for the party …so that every person who comes in , gets to know the ingredients and its authenticity š
I managed to click shots for most of the delicacies except the Veg Biryani š Will be posting them in subsequent posts.
Also presented my home made Birthday cake for the boyz celebration… Verdict was.. it was clean sweep… I got my best evercompliment for it.. It tasted better than a professional baker’s cake. Wot more wud u expect ?? š
I made this Chocolate Cake on Friday ( on the Maha Shivrathri Day) – 2 days before the D -Day.Ā So cudnt taste the ingredients as I made it with egg this time. But it did look Yumm… š
Coming to the recipe … I have used my own Eggless Chocolate Indulgence CakeĀ recipe but with a few replacements & Tried a Chocolate Fudge Frosting here.
IngredientsĀ :
For the Cake:
Self Raising Flour | :2 Cups |
Baking Powder | : 1 Tsp |
Baking Soda | : 2 Tsp |
Unsweetened cocopowder | : 1/2 Cup |
Plain Chocolate | : 75gm |
Granulated White Sugar | : 1.5 Cups |
Low fat Vegetable Oil for lighter baking | : 1 Cups |
Hot Coffee Decoration | : 1 Cup |
Milk | : 1 Cup |
Large Eggs | : 4 |
Frosting Ingredients :
Chocolate(Dark ,Plain,white) | :225gm |
low baking fat butter | :100gm |
Icing Sugar | :200gm |
Really fresh double thick cream | :170gm |
Vanilla Essence | :1 Tsp |
Decorations:
Smarties
Piping Bag
Cheese Grater
Dark Chocolate /Plain Chocolate
Icing Sugar
Candle
Directions
- Separate the white and yolk from the egg.
- Melt the Butter at Room Temperature.
- Ā Prepare the hot Coffee Decoratation by mixing 1.5 Tsp Dogwe Egbert Instant Coffee Powder with 1 Cup of Water.
Cake Preparation:
- Preheat the Fan Assisted Oven to 180 C.Ā In a large Mixing Bowl , add Butter & Sugar. Beat them well using an electric mixer until really smooth.Now incorporate the yolk and beat well.
- Add the dry ingredients – Self Raising Flour , Baking Powder , Baking sodaĀ & coco powderĀ followed by wet Ingredients – Hot Coffee decoratation & MilkĀ one by one with regular mixing after each incorporation.
- Beat the White separately until a rising peak is achieved . Now add the chocolate piecesĀ after melting them in the microwave for a minute to the Egg White Mixture. Mix Well. Add this White Mixture to the large mixing bowl containing the rest of the ingredients.
- Using an hand blender , wisk the mix for about 1-2 minutes until all the lumps are gradually gone.
- Grease 2 Sandwitch Cake tins of 21cms with a lil butter and dust a bit of coco powder all around. Pour the cake mix in the sandwitch tin upto 3/4th and place it in the oven. Remaining mix could be poured into a muffins mould.
- Bake for nearlyĀ 45minutes until a wooden skewer inserted comes out neat.Ā Let it rest in the wire rack for a while( about 30 minutes) until the cake cools.This is a highly impatient period when we cant wait to see out results of our efforts.
For Frosting :
- Add all the chocolate pieces in a large microwave safe bowl and melt them in the microwave with regular stirring every 20 secs. By about 2 minutes everything will be melted. Incorporate the melted butter, fresh double thick cream, vanilla essence and icing sugar and stir until all lumps are gone.
- This Chocolate Fudge Frosting begins to hold itself right from the begining. Incase it gets a bit hardened because of cooling, just microwave for 30 secs to achieve the desired consistency.
Cake Assembling:
- Carefully turn them upside down from the sandwitch tin over the large plate. Make sure they dont crumble.
- I did hurry a bit , so my cake from the large cake tin did crumble.(Moreover it was of the silicone variety).
- Traditional tins did the wonder.
- First decorate the cake drum . I dusted a bit of icing sugar all over and scrapped a few dark and milk chocolate pieces on them. Now place the first cake over it. Using a knife spread the Fudge Frosting all over the cake and in the sides. Dip Knife in Hot water inbetween spreads .It did help me .
- Gently place the second cake over the first.Ā Spread the Frosting all over and allow it to flow over the sides too. Using a clean knife , spread them neatly in the circumference of the cake.
Decoration:
- Preparare a mixture for the piping bag. Take a little of the mixture aside and add the icing sugar and mix them well . This mixture will be thicker than the frosting one. Fill the piping bag and draw lines all around the cake , just like I did.
- AddĀ chocolate crumbles at the tip of the cake to complete the cake drum.
- For the top decoration , useĀ a cheese knife and grate dark chocolate and plain chocolate alternatively in the sides to achieve curls & cover the cake. Decorate the edges with smarties .
- I chilled this cake for 2 days and put it out of the refrigerator few hours before the cake cutting.
- Enjoy this preparation of my birthday cake with your loved ones.
- A Cake with egg bakes faster than an Eggless Mixture .
- This measurement yields 2 sandwich cake tins of 21 cm and 1 cake tin of 21cm.
Jagruti says
Sandhya
very happy for you that you and your family enjoyed the weekend!!!cake looks awesome and yummy..:-)) pics looks great!!
Ambika says
The cake looks fabulous Sandhya!
Tina says
Wooww looks perfect and delicious…Its really tempting yaar..
Pari says
Hard work really paid well..
Awesome menu dear and cake looks so beautiful.DH must be really proud of u!!
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says
o0o0o0..the menu looks very inviting..and this cake has come out even better…hope you had a wonderful time..
Cool Lassi(e) says
Wow..looks like you guys had a blast. The cake looks awesome.Looking at the menu-card, I so wish that I was a guest in your house. Will be looking forward to seeing more of your wonderful creations.
Parita says
The cake looks so chocolaty and yummy!
Sharmilee! :) says
Choc cake looks really perfect, the frosting looks gud too…I wish I was one of the guests š
Jyoti says
tempting …very nice presentation.. am sure u had a blast..waiting for ur coming recipes.. i too made a chocolate cake this valentine..
cheers
Nithya says
Wow this is such a fantastic celebration.The cake looks drool worthy.. yummmmm.. š
Deepa G Joshi says
wow, the cake looks so pro..and I loved the idea of printing a menu card..no wonder everyone loved the menu..I wish I could join you..Happy 2 years!!
shanthi says
It looks gorgeous and awesome
Babli says
Cake looks delicious, yummy and tempting. You have decorated very nicely. I feel like having it now.
Shama Nagarajan says
delicious cake dear..nice presentation…
Vrinda says
Delicious and tempting cake…
Renuka Bedre - Rao says
Cake looks so so perfect and yummy! lovely pic..n wat a wonderful menu!
Priya says
Omg, wat a beautiful cake…glad u guys enjoyed the weekend party, No wonder the cake get vanished…Great Work Sandhya..
Anupama says
That is one great looking cake, Sandhya! And the idea of menu card for every guest is also very nice :-). Good to know that you had a great party.
Rajee says
That's one good looking & yummy cake. And a very professional menu card as well š
Gita says
Wow looks like you had a blast Sandhya š Cake looks superb! Love the idea of printing the menu card.
Fathima says
The cake looks fabulous and professional!
Soma Pradhan says
wow….printing a menu card for party !!!sound ineterstinng
Aparna says
too tempting & Luvly Cake
priya says
Very very tempting and cake, dear..menu card looks awesome!
Deepti says
Yum yum yummy choclate cake…u decorated it very well.
Ramya Vijaykumar says
Oh my a printed menu card that sounds very interesting… I am so excited to see the pictures of the rest of the dishes soon… The cake looks very yummy and wow that too during a double party mmm lovely!!!
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Gulmohar says
beautiful cake Sandy…Guess you all had a blast..Loved the menu card too :-)Waiting for the rest of the menu..
Cicily Antony says
Cake looks yummy…and chocolate and valentines day go hand in hand…
Latha says
Yummy cake….loved the menu card as well :).
RAKS KITCHEN says
Thats a pretty pretty cake,looks awesome!
ARUNA says
This cake looks damn gorgeous, pretty colors…I liked the gems arrangement!
Aruna Manikandan says
Cake looks yummy!!!!
Love the menu card idea
Home Cooked Oriya Food says
cake looks awesome… looking forward to the rest of the menu too…
kothiyavunu says
Hey Sandhya, How you been. Was away for a while and I guess have missed a few yummy posts..will catch up soon.. Awesome and tempting cake..:)
munchcrunchandsuch says
chocolate anytime and any quantity..looks absolutely divine
simply.food says
My 1st time visiting your blog the cake looks delicious so does all the lovely salads you have posted.
Following your blog.
Rohini says
Wow Sandy, just an awesome cake for your loved ones.. I am sure the boys enjoyed it till the last bit!! Glad to know that you had a wonderful celebration.. š
Haddock says
Thats colourful
Divya Vikram says
WoOW! That is an amazing menu and so professionally printed out! Belated wishes to the boy!! And thanks for the salad entry Sandhya. Hope you are doing good. Long since I bloghopped!
sowmya's creative saga says
lovely cake..am planning to bake a cake for my sons b'day…as you have said you baked 2 days in advance..wanted to know how you stored it..doesn't the cake get hard if you store in a refrigerator?
Sandhya Hariharan says
hi sowmya….
i did bake my cake on a friday morning for my party on sunday. bought a cake drum with a plastic lid to store my cake. You cud use plastic cake tins to store them… and it was very fresh undoubtedly.
I always believe we must give the chocolates, cream etc to settledown for a day to give it the best flavour.
Try it out n let me know…
Do ping me if u need any clarifications:)
Cheers
Sandhya
maha says
i like ur pics….Cake looks so so perfect and yummy
my best friends name is also sandhya.
whenever i entered into ur space i remember her…
wish u happy new year
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