Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Chocolate Ganache

500 gm cooking chocolate (finely chopped) 
300 gm heavy cream 
30 gm butter 

  1. Heat heavy cream until it boils. Turn off flame.
  2. Add chopped cooking chocolate and stir quickly. Finally add butter and mix well.
  3. Leave it to cool at room temperature for few hours before use. 

Moist Chocolate Cake

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg
120 gm salted butter
½ cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup boiling water

  1. Preheat the oven at 150°C. Grease a 7×11 inch baking dish with butter/shortening.
  2. Mix the flour and baking soda by whisking together in a mixing bowl.
  3. Beat the sugar and butter. Add the egg and beat well.
  4. Add the milk/buttermilk and cocoa and mix everything well.
  5. Add the boiling water and vanilla extract now.
  6. Finally add the flour mixture and mix everything well.
  7. Pour it into the baking dish and bake for about 30-35 minutes or till the cake is done.
  8. Cool on a wire rack and do the topping/frosting.