Hello Everyone
I am so happy to be posting after a very very long time. The life of a working mom (I know I say it a lot) keeps me so busy around the clock. However, that does not prevent me from trying out new recipes every now and then. As I recently have a soft spot for sweets (a miracle that happened during my pregnancy onwards), I always find myself making a cake, or a new version of cookies, brownies, or the famous cupcakes.
We had invited our group of friends for a light dinner/game night last night and for dessert I made a simple yet heavenly tasting chocolate cake.
The reason I chose to post this is that it is super easy to make, tastes amazing, and at the same time light that it does not keep you feeling guilty all night long. So here you go (I am sure your kids are going to love it too!):
Ingredients
4 full eggs
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla powder (or extract)
3/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup canola oil (or vegetable oil)
5 tablespoons cocoa powder (any kind)
1/2 cup water
1 cup fat free yogurt (you can choose low fat or full fat based on your liking)
Chocolate Glaze:
1 tablespoon skimmed milk powder
1/4 cup of boiling water
100 g of dark chocolate bar (I used Lindt dark chocolate)
Round Cake Pan (24 or 25 cm)
Baking Paper
Instructions
1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius
2) Mix the dry ingredients (flour/baking powder) & keep aside
3) In a new bowl, mix the four eggs with the sugar and the vanilla powder at the highest speed of an electric cake mixer until well combined (for about a minute)
4) Add the cocoa powder, then yogurt, the canola oil, and finally water gradually one after the other to the egg mixture. Mix all until well combined
5) Add the flour mixture slowly to the egg mixture and mix again with the electric mixture until well combined
6) Put the baking (butter) paper in the cake pan and add the cake mixture
7) Put the cake pan into the oven and bake for about 40 to 45 minutes or until you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. Once done, let it cool before taking it out of the pan
To prepare the chocolate glaze:
1) Break the chocolate bar into pieces and put it in a bowl
2) In a pan, mix the milk powder with the boiling water over low heat for one minute maximum. Then, take the mixture and put it above the chocolate pieces. Mix well with an electric mixer or by hand until well combined
Cover the cooled cake with the chocolate glaze. Add some chocolate sprinkles if you wish as I had done (check the pic)
Enjoy!
I am so happy to be posting after a very very long time. The life of a working mom (I know I say it a lot) keeps me so busy around the clock. However, that does not prevent me from trying out new recipes every now and then. As I recently have a soft spot for sweets (a miracle that happened during my pregnancy onwards), I always find myself making a cake, or a new version of cookies, brownies, or the famous cupcakes.
We had invited our group of friends for a light dinner/game night last night and for dessert I made a simple yet heavenly tasting chocolate cake.
The reason I chose to post this is that it is super easy to make, tastes amazing, and at the same time light that it does not keep you feeling guilty all night long. So here you go (I am sure your kids are going to love it too!):
Ingredients
4 full eggs
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla powder (or extract)
3/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup canola oil (or vegetable oil)
5 tablespoons cocoa powder (any kind)
1/2 cup water
1 cup fat free yogurt (you can choose low fat or full fat based on your liking)
Chocolate Glaze:
1 tablespoon skimmed milk powder
1/4 cup of boiling water
100 g of dark chocolate bar (I used Lindt dark chocolate)
Round Cake Pan (24 or 25 cm)
Baking Paper
Instructions
1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius
2) Mix the dry ingredients (flour/baking powder) & keep aside
3) In a new bowl, mix the four eggs with the sugar and the vanilla powder at the highest speed of an electric cake mixer until well combined (for about a minute)
4) Add the cocoa powder, then yogurt, the canola oil, and finally water gradually one after the other to the egg mixture. Mix all until well combined
5) Add the flour mixture slowly to the egg mixture and mix again with the electric mixture until well combined
6) Put the baking (butter) paper in the cake pan and add the cake mixture
7) Put the cake pan into the oven and bake for about 40 to 45 minutes or until you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. Once done, let it cool before taking it out of the pan
To prepare the chocolate glaze:
1) Break the chocolate bar into pieces and put it in a bowl
2) In a pan, mix the milk powder with the boiling water over low heat for one minute maximum. Then, take the mixture and put it above the chocolate pieces. Mix well with an electric mixer or by hand until well combined
Cover the cooled cake with the chocolate glaze. Add some chocolate sprinkles if you wish as I had done (check the pic)
Enjoy!
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