It was raining really heavily at my place this day. My mother and I were planning to give my father a surprise chocolate cake for his birthday which was on the next day, but the rain had ruined our plan. We thought of every possible way to get him some cake for his birthday from the next door bakery, but we couldn't.
Disappointed, we dropped our idea of buying cake. I had been baking since a lot of time, but I didn't know at that time if I could make cake for him, as I didn't wish to ruing his birthday by an abject piece of cake.
We waited for some more time but the rain did not stop and then my mom and I planned that I would make a cake that day.
I took all the ingredients required and made it.
The next day at my father's birthday the cake was cut and thus loved by all. I myself liked it a lot and it disappeared within 2 days.
I have written the recipe below, please note and try.
Ingredients:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
2. Mix the plain flour,coco powder, sugar, salt and baking soda and sieve them to ensure even mixing and keep it aside.
3. Mix water, lemon juice,oil and vanilla essence and then mix well.
5. Add the sifted flour and mix well.
6. Grease a baking pan with oil and dust with some flour.
7. Pour the batter to it. (the batter will be watery)
8. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry. Mine got baked at 40 minutes.
9. After done,cool down the cake for 10-15 minutes.
10. Let it get cooled completely and then cut into pieces.
Notes:
Disappointed, we dropped our idea of buying cake. I had been baking since a lot of time, but I didn't know at that time if I could make cake for him, as I didn't wish to ruing his birthday by an abject piece of cake.
We waited for some more time but the rain did not stop and then my mom and I planned that I would make a cake that day.
I took all the ingredients required and made it.
The next day at my father's birthday the cake was cut and thus loved by all. I myself liked it a lot and it disappeared within 2 days.
I have written the recipe below, please note and try.
Ingredients:
- 1& 1/2 cups Plainflour
- 2 1/2 tblsp Coco powder
- 2 cups Grated Sugar
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 cup Water(Add more if necessary)
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tbsp Vanilla essence
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
2. Mix the plain flour,coco powder, sugar, salt and baking soda and sieve them to ensure even mixing and keep it aside.
3. Mix water, lemon juice,oil and vanilla essence and then mix well.
5. Add the sifted flour and mix well.
6. Grease a baking pan with oil and dust with some flour.
7. Pour the batter to it. (the batter will be watery)
8. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry. Mine got baked at 40 minutes.
9. After done,cool down the cake for 10-15 minutes.
10. Let it get cooled completely and then cut into pieces.
Notes:
- If you are a beginner like me,do not experiment with the measures and ingredients,just follow it right so you will always get it right.
- Experiment at your own risk.
- Baking powder is not equivalent to baking soda,so do not replace it.
- Don't let it cool down for more than 20 minutes.