Chocolate cake

Life and food at least for me go hand in hand. I am that type of person who spends like 80% of my total money on trying out new cafe’s and outlets. And if it’s out of budget, I care enough to save for few months and later spend all of it whole-heartedly on a single dish that I had always wanted to. And with equally hungry friends, I always get a good company.

Food is now synonymous to an emotion to me. I savour the look, smell and taste of it. I am tempted to lick off plates too if the dish has been irresistible (which I definitely do if I am at my house). Being a single child, you always get perks of being the official taster and demander (if such a thing exists) of the house. I get to taste the recipes first-handily and my feedback is treated as the word of God. And you can always try your luck demanding new dishes too (my mom being a working woman the possibility of your demand being accepted varies on the days of the week), if possible they are definitely made, that too especially for me.

I have always been a fan of various cuisines and trying out different lip-smacking recipes is more like hobby. And people who know me well are acquainted with my culinary and baking skills too. I simply love to bake. Confectionaries, deserts and cakes are my all time favourites. I have always been trying Kaju-Katri, different laddus (Rava, Besan, and Methi) and cakes. My affection for cakes is indescribable. I had eaten approximately 2Kg of my birthday cake all in a day. It’s safe to say all my 32 are sweet teeth! Baking kind of relieves your stress. The aroma that fills the kitchen while you wait for your hard-worked batter to rise up and get in the right flavour and colour is an amazing experience in itself. And when you make your own baked cake and savour the flavour, ahaaa!!

http://sugarfree-india.com/

The value of sugar is incomprehensible. However since my dad is diabetic, I always was worried about the right amount of sugar to use for his health. That’s when I discovered Natura’s Sugar free. This product replaces the calorie content of sugar but keeping the taste level intact. Understanding the needs of diabetic and weight conscious people, this was certainly a boon to them.

So here is my Chocolate Cake-Sugar Free version 

This cake takes up to 5 minutes for mixing and an hour to bake.

Cuisine: Fusion Desert                        Complexivity: Medium                              Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1. Maida/Refined flour- 1 cup

2. Chocolate- Half cup

3. Natura Sugarfree- 12 spoons approximately

 4. Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp

5. Baking powder- 3/4 tsp

6. Butter- ¼ cup

7. Buttermilk- ½ cup or as required.

8. Walnuts- For garnishing

9. Chocolate sauce/icing- optional

Method:

1. Melt chocolate (double boiler method) and butter and mix in a bowl.

2. Put the remaining ingredients in the same bowl and mix till smooth. Adjust consistency as required with the buttermilk.

3. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease the cake tin.

4. Place the mixture in the tin and allow it to settle.

5.  Bake the tin in an oven for 20-30 mins at 180C.

6. Remove from the oven, allow it to cool and remove it in a serving plate.

7. Top with your favourite icing or chocolate sauce and your chocolate cake is ready to eat!

Just out of the oven

Ready to serve

P.s Do check in between when you keep your cake for baking as a over burnt cake is last thing you would want after the hardwork.