Double layered chocolate cake

Chocolate Cake topped with strawberry and mango slices

INGREDIENTS

for cake

1 cup milk
1 cup black coffee
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 1/4 cups white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs

step by step pics of making cake

Recipe for cake :-

• In medium bowl, pour black coffee(hot) over cocoa, and whisk until smooth.
• Keep aside.Let mixture cool.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt,set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at time,(thats very important) then stir in vanilla.
• Add the flour mixture alternately, beat in.
• now add the cocoa and coffee mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease 3 - 9 inch round cake pans
• Spread batter evenly between the 2 prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool.

Ingredients for icing

1 cup semi sweet cooking chocolate
2 tablespoons butter
2 tblspn sugar
4 tblspn fresh cream
1 teaspoon dry cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tblspn milk or coffee
water for boiling

Recipe for chocolate icing :-

Boil water in a pan and put a bowl over the boiling water pan.(double boiler).
Melt the chocolate over the double boiler.
stir in cocoa then butter
take out from the heat.
Now add sugar.
Add milk or coffee(mixture will be very thick) until desired consistency is achieved.

for garnishing u need

10 strawberry(cut in half)
mango slices
some chocolate (any)

Now the icing or frosting of the cake

• Take a serving platter where u want to place your cake.
• Take four short strips of waxed paper and place them in a square on your serving plate. Carefully place one cake layer on the waxed paper. Using about 1 cup of the frosting, spread frosting over the top of the layer
• Place the second layer on top of the frosting, aligning the edges.
• Using a spatula spread frosting on the sides of the cake.
• Finish frosting the top of the cake.
• Keep the cake in the refrigerator for 2 min.
• Take out from the fridge.
• Now place the strawberries and mango slices on the top of the cake as shown in the pic.
• Carefully pull out the waxed paper strips.put it back in the refrigerator.
• Your cake is ready!!
• Enjoy!!!

Tips:-

• when making cake use buttermilk instead of milk this will give you more fluffiness.
• always add the flour mixture alternately.
• let the cake cool completely then do the frosting.
• If your frosting is thick then add liquid, if thin add sugar.