CHOCOLATE CAKE

I always make this cake for my chidren. Even their friends like it and requests for it again and again. This is a very simple and yummy yummy cake.

Ingredients                                                     

_1 cup Maida (or wheat flour)

_1/2 cup corn flour

_1 cup(125gms) powdered sugar

_3/4 cup oil (any cooking oil)

_2 or 3 tbsp cocoa                                                                                  

_3/4tsp  baking powder

_1/4tsp mitha soda (eating  soda)

_1 tsp vanilla essence

_ 4 eggs

_1/2  lemon

_milk (if necessary)

_pinch of salt

_tutti  fruiti (optional)

_1/4tsp ginger  powder(optional)

_ Sieve  flour  , cornflour, baking powder, eating soda  and salt together.                                                                                          

 _ Beat  eggs  till nice foam  form.then add  sugar powder . continue beating . while beating add essence. Add oil gradually beating mixture. Add flour a little at a time while beating.Add lemon juice and ginger powder . Beat well. Add cocoa powder and beat well. Add tutti fruit.

_ If the batter is thick then mix few tbsp of milk and beat again for 2 min. in high speed.

_Pour into a greased  baking tin and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees C  for 45min.

         _Let it cool for 5 to 10 min. before removing it from tin.

           

(If you want a soft cake then after it becomes cool  sprinkle some soda water or any branded cola water on it .

If you want more soft  puffy  cake you can keep the batter aside for an hour and again beat it for 3 min. and  then pour it in the greased tin.)