Ingredients
- For the cake
- 2 teacups plain flour
- ยฝ teacup cocoa
- ยฝ teaspoon soda bi-carb
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1ยฝ teacups powdered sugar
- ยฝ teacup fresh curds
- ยฝ teacup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- ยฝ teacup melted butter
- For the soaking syrup
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ยพ teacup water
- 3 tablespoons rum (optional)
- For the icing
- ยฝ teacup sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons cocao
- ยฝ teacup milk
- ยฝ teacup icing sugar
- ยฝ teaspoon vanilla essence
- ยฝ teacup walnuts(for decoration)
Accompaniment
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Description
This is very special to my family because my mum makes it on special accusations. Especially on my birthday.
Method
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For the cake
1.Mix the curds, milk, essence and butter.
2.Beat in the dry ingredients together to form a smooth slack mixture.
3.Pour into two greased and dusted 225mm. (9")diameter tins and bake in a moderately hot oven at 190 degrees Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool.
For the soaking syrup
1. Boil the sugar and water until it becomes almost half in volume.
2.Cool and add the rum.
For the icing
1.Mix the sugar, butter, cocoa and milk.
2.Bring the mixture to the boil and boil for around 2 minutes while stirring all the time.
3. Remove from the heat.
4.Beat in the icing sugar and vanilla essence till a smooth spreading consistency is obtained.
How to proceed
1.Sprinkle the soaking syrup over the cake.
2. Sandwich the cake with the icing and cover the sides and top with icing.
3.Decorate with walnuts.
*Cut into slices and serve.
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JANAVI GIME SUM IF U MAKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's Reeeeaaaaaalllllly gooooood NEEL,
I will try next week when we get the actual cookbook!!!!!!!
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