CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH WHIPPED CREAM

DESSERT became my heartthrob recently. Who to blame; the wonderful culinary experts I have come across? I say cheers to all of them I met until now.

In another sense, the blame game is pretty interesting, we tend to blame every other person except ourselves. Hence, no point wasting time on it. Let us give every bit of us for the good of this universe, save it!

Day before yesterday, I was thinking what to do with the chocolates that are showered on me by my kids on their birthdays. Piled up in refrigerator, son thinks eating them would be a threat to his teen-hood. Hence, this idea popped up....why not bake a chocolate cake? I am poor at garnishing, toppings, dressing but it tasted good they say. Let us do a bit of self promotion. Try this simple bake. You would not regret!

This is 26th October, 2025, I thought of baking it again, update this blogpost! Since last evening, attempts after attempts are leaving me with dissatisfaction! I would not get something to blog I am not satisfied with. It took few attempts. I have used  Meiji's black chocolate I get from Daiso, Japan. The cake is tasting good, there is still room to improve.

These days, I do not wish to decorate cakes, not good at it. This blogpost was written in 2014, updated on 2025, I needed to buy whipped cream. I love having it on fruits, but should we eat it? No, we need not!

INGREDIENTS : (for Chocolate Cake)

Chocolate : 500 gm bar [I used Meiji Black Chocolate]

Coffee : 1 tbsp [optional]

Refined Flour : 1 coffee mug
Baking Powder : 1 tsp

Baking Soda : 1/2 tsp
Sugar : 5 tbsp
Oil : 2 tbsp
Milk : 1/4 coffee mug

Plain Yogurt : 5 tbsp

Vinegar : 1 tbsp
Vanilla Essence : 1 tsp

INGREDIENTS : (for topping)

Whipped Cream : As Required

METHOD :

Add 2 tbsp milk to chocolate, microwave 30 seconds at low to melt. 

Blend together oil, yogurt, milk, sugar, vanilla essence, vinegar. 

Mix together refined flour, baking powder, baking soda taken in a bowl. 

Pour on it wet mixture, add melted chocolate. Beat for 3-4 minutes.

Preheat oven at 160*C[my machine's set temperature]. Grease cake tin with oil, Pour cake mix.

Mine is convection mode microwave oven. I placed low height wired stand inside, preheated oven at 160*C.

Thereafter, I placed cake tin with batter atop it, baked at 160* C for 25 mins. 

Check by inserting a fork in middle. If it comes out clean, your cake is done. Let it cool completely, then  transfer to a plate.

My readymade whipped cream bottle came with nozzle. I squeezed just, not good at decorating cakes! It's tasting great but, do try!