Ingredients

• 250 g - refined flour or maida
• 50 g - cocoa powder
• 300 g - powdered sugar
• 250 g - butter
• 5 - eggs
• 2 tsp - Nescafe
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence
• 2 tsp - baking powder
• For mousse topping: 3 tbsp - icing sugar
• 3 tbsp - corn flour
• 2 tbsp - gelatine
• 3 tbsp - cocoa
• 1/2 cup - milk

How to Make Chocolate Cake With Mousse Topping

• Sift the cocoa powder, Nescafe, flour and baking powder together.
• Cream the butter and sugar together well.
• Add 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
• Add the eggs one by one and mix well.
• Slowly mix in the sifted flour with the other ingredients to form a smooth dough of slightly thick consistency without lumps.
• Pour into a greased and papered baking dish or cake tin and bake in a hot oven for 30-40 minutes until done.
• For mousse topping: Mix 3 tbsp each of icing sugar, cocoa and corn flour and 2 tbsp of gelatine together in a saucepan.
• Slowly mix 1/2 cup of milk and cook on medium heat until the mixture thickens.
• Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool down completely. Beat well with a fork or a hand mixer until fluffy.
• Spread over the cake with a spatula and garnish with the chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
• Refrigerate and serve when required.
• Recipe Courtesy: Anglo-Indian Recipes