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Chocolate cake well the name is enough to make our mouths watery. Even if one doesn’t have a chocolate tooth he/she sure to enjoy eating chocolate cake. Chocolate is quite good for health too as it refreshes one’s mind. The history of chocolate cake goes back to the early eras of 1764 when a person named Dr James baker discovered chocolate powder by grinding cocoa beans in between two stones and around 1886 American cooks started adding cocoa powder in cake batters to make the firsts sets of chocolate cake in America. Well such a sweet invention right? Nowadays chocolate cakes are a favorite of almost everybody and kids’ just crave for a slice. So why not make yummy chocolate cake at home? There are tons of ways to make simple chocolate cake. Like egg chocolate cake recipe or easy moist chocolate cake recipe. Homemade chocolate cake recipes are the best. One can simple make great chocolate cakes by easily following best simple chocolate cake recipe from us. So make yummy chocolate cake and win everyone’s heart at home. Let’s begin.

Watch the step by step Video Recipe in Hindi (with English subtitles)

 

Super yummy and satisfying Chocolate Cake and that too in a pressure cooker

Course cake
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • Maida: 250gms
  • Powdered sugar: 250gms
  • Baking powder: ½ tbs
  • Baking soda: ½ tbs
  • Coco powder: 2tbs
  • Milk: ½ glass
  • Eggs: 2nos
  • Cooking oil: 5tbs
  • Vanilla essence: 1tsp
  • Warm water: ½ glass
  • Salt or sand for baking

Method:

 

Step 1: Prepping the pressure cooker

At first turn the gas on and place the cooker and pour salt, cover the lid and pre heat the pressure cooker.

Step 2: Making the batter

Now in a medium bowl pour maida and powdered sugar. And take a strainer and refine and add baking powder, baking soda and Chocó powder in and mix.

Now further more add cooking oil, vanilla essence and crack open two eggs in it and add the milk as well. Whisk everything together, you can use an electric blender to whisk as well and make smooth and lump free batter. Add a little warm water so the batter is nice and smooth.

Step 3: Baking it

Now firstly grease a tin mould in which the cake is to be baked and then pour the entire cake batter in it and tap it out so the air bubbles comes out. Now our pressure cooker is well heated up so carefully place it inside and cover the lid. Do make sure to remove the whistle of the pressure cooker and cook it for 30mins at least.

Step 4: Checking up

After 30mins open the lid and poke a knife or a wooden pick and check if it’s baked nice and soft. If the knife or pick comes out clean then yummy chocolate cake is ready.

Step 5: Serving up

Now take the mould out of the pressure cooker and lightly run the knife along its edges and de-mould it on a plate.

Now cut the cake into two layers from middle and make it yummier by layering it up with chocolate spread. Cover the outer layer with chocolate spread as well and decorate with gems candies and enjoy.

  1. While preheating instead of salt, one can use sand and dust as well.
  2. Making a lump free and smooth batter is the most important part of the cake so whisk the ingredients nicely.
  3. Carefully place the mould inside the cooker and let it bake nicely on a medium flame.
  4. Layering in between the cake with chocolate spread makes it taste divine. So do add the spread nicely.

Winning over little kids’ heart is a very big task but when you make great yummy chocolate cake at home then you are sure to please those little angels. Do make this delicious cake and serve at get together or kids’ birthday parties and be the talk of the time. Happy cooking!

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