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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Double Chocolate Cake (a surprise cake for my sweet hubby's b'day...!!)


For the cake:
Ingredients:
  • All purpose flour 1 1/2 cup
  • Warm water 1 cup
  • Cocoa pdr 1/2 cup
  • Baking soda 3/4 Tsp
  • Sunflower oil 1/2 cup
  • Vanilla essence 1 Tbsp
  • Distilled white vinegar 2 Tsp
  • Salt 1/2 Tsp
  • Sugar 1 cup
For Chocolate Ganache:
  • Dark Chocolate 200 gm 
  • Amul fresh cream 200 ml

Preheat the oven to 190 deg C. Grease one 8 inch pan and keep it aside. Mix warm water and cocoa pdr without lumps. Combine flour, baking soda, sugar and salt in a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Then pour cocoa mix, oil and vanilla essence into it and beat well. Finally add vinegar. Transfer it into the greased pan and bake it for 30 to 35 mins. (It took 50 mins for me.) Bake and cool well. 

For preparing ganache, cut the baking chocolate into small pieces. Heat the cream until it starts boiling and pour it over the chocolate. Stir well and allow it to cool to room temp and refrigerate it. Pour it over the cake and slowly spread it using a spatula.


[Recipe Courtesy: Marthastewart.com and http://divyascookbook.blogspot.com]




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50 comments:

  1. SimplyfoodApril 14, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    Chocolicious and scrumpticious Cake.

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  2. NithyaApril 14, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Beautiful cake and I'm sure your hubby would have been so damn happy and surprised with this beautiful cake :) Its the first birthday as a dad na. So it will be even more special for him and the little one too :)

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  3. vrindaApril 14, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Yummy choco cake,nice color...Happy B'day and Happy Vishu....

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  4. Jaisy JamesApril 14, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    oh tina adipoli superbb nalla dcoration

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  5. SravsApril 14, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    wow superb and very beautiful cake !! loved the decoration !! YUMMY YUMMY !!

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  6. Priya SureshApril 14, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Omg, cake looks extremely gorgeous,fabulous,stunning and elegant...Lucky Hubby...My birthday wishes to him..

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  7. Faiza AliApril 15, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    Beautiful cake dear. and awesome decoration.

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  8. Mehjabeen ArifApril 15, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    Wonderful cake dear.. yummy surprise for him ..

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  9. PanchpakwanApril 15, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    Yummy and delicious cake..beautiful decoration.

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  10. Sandhya HariharanApril 15, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Yummm... this is well decorated!!! thank u for sharing!

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  11. UnknownApril 15, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    looks so gorgeous..

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  12. VidhyaApril 15, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    The cake look awesome.And I am sure it tasted awesome too.

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  13. UnknownApril 15, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Absolutely delicious...looks too gud Tina

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  14. Hamaree RasoiApril 15, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Cake looks awesome. Excellent presentation.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  15. Vimitha DuraiApril 15, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Gorgeous and perfectly made and decorated looking cake... Birthday wishes to ur hubby and hope he would have felt elated and special seeing this...

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  16. ShanaviApril 15, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Gorgeous and extremely well done, Piping work, marvellous.

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  17. SwathiApril 15, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Gorgeous cake. Belated birthday wishes to your hubby.

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  18. SarahApril 15, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    how sweet of u! And gorgeous cake!

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  19. AnonymousApril 15, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    wow! just realised no eggs and no butter!! Amazing!

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  20. UnknownApril 15, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Awesome cake dear! I'm sure the b'day boy will love this :) Happy b'day to your husband!

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  21. Nandinis foodApril 15, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Wow! The cake looks awesome! Frosting is hard work...

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  22. Binys RecipesApril 15, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Hey belated happy b'day to ur H.Cake looks superb...u r trruely artistic....loe the chocolate spread and the decoration

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  23. UnknownApril 15, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Tina, This looks too too too yummy dear! I am drooling here :) I bet your Hubby was totally happy with this treat :)))

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  24. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak LoverApril 15, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Wow , this is a perfect cake , your hubby is lucky to have you.

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  25. Jeyashris KitchenApril 15, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    deliciously baked cake. A perfect surprise for ur hubby

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  26. SandraApril 15, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    Beautiful and delicious cake..love your decoration and photos are gorgeous!

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  27. Pavithra ElangovanApril 15, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Wow what a gorgeous cake ..looks so so delicious with beautiful finish.

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  28. sojoApril 15, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    lovely lovely cake.. njaan angottu varattey? oru piece tharumoe? Wishing ur love a wonderful year ahead...

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  29. divyaApril 15, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Wonderful cake dear.. yummy surprise for him ..

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  30. MyvegfareApril 16, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    Absolutely beautiful cake, beautiful decorations too.., hubby must have fallen head over heals, that's definitely a surprise for him!, I have to try this..., My daughter would definitely love it.

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  31. DeeptiApril 16, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    wow irresistable Cake.......Looks Great

    http://www.panchamrutham.blogspot.com/

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  32. NApril 16, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Thanks to all who wished me b'day....!! I must say, I'm the luckiest hubby around.... Else, would one be so lucky to receive a surprise such as this lovely Double chocolate cake, which I was longing to have for quite some time... I must really tell all the chocoholics that this was an absolute delight and couldn't actually stop having it once I cut the cake...:-)) As some of the readers noticed, it has NO EGGS and NO BUTTER which makes it all the more interesting to try it out and have it....!!

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  33. My Kitchen AnticsApril 16, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    that looks absolutely divine...gosh so rich and decadent

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  34. LifewithspicesApril 16, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    lucky husband... shd be ur neighbor..

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  35. Lena JayadevApril 16, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOBLE.... :) Cake looks awesome Teenu... this icing i wl try for sure :)

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  36. JishasKitchenApril 17, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    ende tine....ethu entha ee kanunne....adipoli cake!!..Looks so beautiful and tempting..kandittu aa full cake akathakkan thonnunnu....your hubby is so lucky, convey my birthday wishes to him..

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  37. Mahimaa's kitchenApril 17, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    looks very professional. neat presentation and lovely decoration.

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  38. PlatefulApril 17, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    WOW, the cake looks marvelous!! I'm so in loving looking at the gorgeous decoration too, ha! Your hubby is one lucky guy, touch wood!!

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  39. SuganyaApril 18, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    Lovely looking cake. Nice recipe. Looks so good. YUM!

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  40. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Awesome cake Tina.. did you use the same ganache for piping too? And birthday wishes to your hubby!!!

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  41. LakshmiApril 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    such an awesome cake..belated wishes to ur hubby! he is lucky to have u :)

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  42. ZareenaApril 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Lovely tina, mindblowing decoration. I couldn't take my eyes off the cake. A very happy b'day to your Husband. Hezzz really lucky.

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  43. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My KitchenApril 18, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Very Tempting!!!!!

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  44. NamithaApril 18, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Gorgeous cake..belated wishes to Noble :-)

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  45. UnknownApril 20, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    Ente Tina ee cake kandittu kothi aayittu vayya..Adipoli decoration!! Enikku vayya ethonnum kannan..Belated birthday wishes to your hubby..

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  46. DharmaApril 28, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    De una blog a otro he llegado a este, me parecem maravillosas las recetas, las fotografias, en definitiva todo lo que pones, enhorabuena ;)

    In one blog to another I have come to this, methinks me wonderful recipes, photographs, ultimately everything you put, congratulations and greetings from Spain;)

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  47. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    hey..loved ur blog...the cake is yummy...could u pls tell me if bittersweet chocolate means dark chocolate...jus wanna knw...hope u will help..

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  48. KaviOctober 10, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Holy freaking..........!!! This looks absolutely stunning! I'm gonna make & blog about this very soon! :)
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    Kavi | Edible Entertainment

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  49. UnknownMarch 22, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    1st time on ur space ............... I loved ur Chocolate Cake recipe will try it for sure ........... all the pictures & recipes r really authentic ..........Thank U for all the recipes ..............

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  50. Sanoli GhoshMay 30, 2012 at 12:39 AM

    This is first time on your blog......excellent recipe. Surely try it......

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