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.