Choco-Nut Cake

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Total Time:
15-30 minutes
Serves: 2
Nutrition facts:

240 calories, 9 grams fat

Category: Festive Recipe
Cuisine: Indian Recipe
Technique: Bake Recipe
Difficulty: Hard

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Ingredients

  • maida - 1.5 cup
  • fine semolina - 1/2 cup
  • baking powder - 3 tsp
  • salt - 1/2 tsp
  • powdered sugar - 1 cup
  • butter - 1/2 cup
  • milk - 1 cup
  • cocoa - 4 tbsp
  • hot milk - 2 tbsp
  • vanilla essence - 1 tsp
  • grated coconut - 1/2 cup
  • chopped nuts - 1/2 cup
  • Ghee - 2 tsp
  • For chocolate icing:
  • icing sugar - 1.5 cup
  • cocoa - 3 tbsp
  • butter - 2.5 tbsp
  • vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
  • hot water - 2 to 3 tbsp

How to Make Choco-Nut Cake

  • Mix together maida, semolina, baking powder, and salt. Roast coconut with 2 teaspoon of ghee. Mix cocoa with hot milk and vanilla. Allow to cool.
  • Beat the butter with sugar. Add the cocoa mixture and beat well.
  • Add the coconut and nuts. Add the dry ingredients alternately.
  • Pour it in a prepared 8" round or square tin.
  • Bake in a moderate oven (170 C) until done (about 35-40 minutes).
  • Cool and cover with chocolate icing. Decorate as desired.
  • For chocolate icing:
  • Melt butter in a saucepan.
  • Add the cocoa and cook it, stirring for 1 minute.
  • Remove from fire, and add icing sugar and essence.
  • Add hot water little by little till the mixture is like a soft paste.
  • Pour on the cake and spread quickly.

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