Moist Chocolate Cake


Moist Chocolate Cake

What you need
Good quality cocoa powder                    ½ cup
Milk heated                                                ½ cup
Melted unsalted butter                            1 cup
Vegetable Oil                                              2 teaspoon
Eggs                                                              2
Vanilla essence                                           2 tablespoons
Salt                                                               1pinch
Baking Soda                                                1 pinch
Baking Powder                                           1 Tablespoon
Flour                                                             1 ½ cups
Semolina                                                      ½ cup
Sugar                                                            1 ½ cup
For the decoration:
Dark Chocolate bar                                    1 medium
Icing Sugar                                                   1 tablespoon
Melted Unsalted butter                            3 tablespoon
Strawberries or nuts halved or sugar flowers (any decorations of your choice- I usually use whatever is available at home)

How to cook
Mix Chocolate powder with hot milk. Keep aside.
Mix eggs and vanilla essence till it becomes slightly fluffy.
Mix dry ingredients salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour and semolina.
Pour the mixed dry ingredients into the egg mixture.
Add melted butter (1 cup) + oil + sugar to the egg mixture.
Mix well.
Add the chocolate powder mix to the mixture.
Pour into a cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 175 C for 35 to 40 minutes.

Decoration
Melt Chocolate bar in a bowl, and add unsalted butter. Mix thoroughly so there are no lumps.
Pour the mixture over the baked cake. Decorate with halved strawberries and dried nuts.
Put in the refrigerator to allow the chocolate icing to set for about an hour. Serve!

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