Double layer chocolate cake with Chocolate frosting..

This is my last post in blogging marathon & I am totally going to miss you all guys. Today I going to present from other cuisine, so I took this recipe from American cuisine & it turned out very well..

                  I have found the chocolate cake and the frosting recipes on the back of the Hershey's cocoa canister. In fact I made it for first time for my friend Savitha's Anniversary, It is sooo easy, delicious, super moist  and even more yumilicious!! than what i thought. I super duper hit & every one loves it... I have made some varietion in frosting recipes from original one & turned perfect for the cake. All of you try it & sure will become "go-to" chocolate recipe....NJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dry Ingredients

• All purpose flour / Maida - 1 ¾cup
• Unsweetened cocoa - ¾cup
• Sugar - 2 cups
• Baking powder - 1 ½ tsp
• Baking soda  - 1 ½ tsp
• Salt - 1tsp

Wet Ingredients:

• Vegetable oil  - ½ cup ( I used sunflower oil)
• Boiling water - 1 cup
• Milk - 1 cup
• Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
• Eggs - 2

For Frosting:

• Butter - 3 stick or 1 ½ cup
• Whip cream - ¼ cup
• Baking semisweetened bars - 6oz ( I used baker's brand)
• Vanilla extract - 2 tbsp
• Powdered Sugar - 8 cup

Method:


For Chocolate cake

• Heat Oven for 350F. Meanwhile Grease & line two 9" round baking tray with parchment paper and keep it ready.
• Mix all dry ingredients together in large bowl & don't want to sift it but make sure there is no lumps.
• In another bowl, take milk, oil, vanilla extract & eggs.
• Pour this mixture directly to the dry ingredients bowl & mix well using hand or mixer.
• Add boiling water to mixture & stirthe mixture to get thin batter. then pour this batter into prepared tray.
• Bake it for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and allow it to cool for 10minutes.
• Transfer it to wire rack & remove the parchment paper and  cool completely. 
• Do not wrap or putting cake into the fridge before cooling!!

If you are baking in three 9" pan than start checking it from 25 minutes.

For Chocolate frosting:

•  Heat water in a pan & take 6oz chocolate bars of same size in a bowl or any vessel that fit the pan with water where chocolate melts gently & in directly.
• Stir continuously  & when all  chocolate melts, take it out from the bottom pan & allow it to cool to room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl, take butter & beat it until no more lumps & become creamy..
• Add vanilla extract & mix it for few seconds .
• Add whip cream & beat till it become creamy.
• Then add melted chocolate to the creamy butter & beat well.
• At this stage add powdered sugar slowly to incorporate with the butter. This stage needs some time & cant be rushed. you can add extra milk to bring the frosting cream to required consistency.
• Once done seal it with cover & refrigerate for ½ hour.

Decorating the cake:

Level the cake by cutting or trim off the raised center postion by using knife or a cake levelers. This will give a cake beautiful finish.

• Place  one layer of the cake on the board or on a plate  & fill top portion with the chocolate frosting icing & spread evenly.
• Place the next layer on the top of it & make sure it is level side down, so the top of the cake is perfectly smooth & level.
• Place a large amount of thin consistency icing on the center of the cake top & spread across the top, pushing towards edges.
• Cover the sides with icing & smooth the sides with help of the spatula.
• Smooth the top edges with the spatula from the rim of the cake to the center. remove excess icing.
• Decorate with your own designs & pattern and refrigerate for an hour to set the icing.
• I have simply topped the cake with Hershey's chocolate syrup

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