PLAIN CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Given below is the recipe of plain butter cake with chocolate and cashews frosting. This cake tastes best when refrigerated for few hours and then served.

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
2 eggs
½ cup butter
½ cup milk
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence

For the frosting

5 tsp butter
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
3 or 4 tbsp boiling water
½ tsp vanilla essence
5 to 6 tbsp chopped cashews

Method

First sieve the flour and baking powder twice and set aside. Then preheat oven for 20 minutes at 150 degrees. As the oven is getting heated, take a large bowl and beat butter and sugar till it forms a smooth paste. Then beat eggs in another bowl and add to the large bowl along with vanilla essence. Beat well and add milk. Finally add the sieved flour and baking powder to the large bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon such that there are no lumps. Transfer this to two circular 6” diameter greased and floured aluminium cake pans and place in the middle rack of the oven. Bake at 150 degrees Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes or till the time a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow it to cool.

Meanwhile, heat a heavy bottomed pan and add butter and cocoa powder. Do not allow the butter to melt completely. Mix well such that it forms a smooth paste. Then remove from flame, add 1 cup powdered sugar and vanilla essence. Then add boiling water and mix well. Check for taste. If you want you can add the remaining sugar. If the frosting is very thick add a few tsp of boiled water and mix well. Chocolate frosting is now ready.

Now take the cake, spoon few tbsps on top of the cake. Then using a knife dipped in boiling water spread the frosting all over the cake. Garnish with chopped cashews on top, refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours and serve.