Choco Walnut cake | Chocolate Walnut Cake
Choco Walnut cake is a great combination of chocolate and walnut. You will feel the deliciousness in each crumb. It is best for evening snacks along with a cup of coffee. The best part of this Chocolate Walnut cake is you follow the same process of any simple chocolate cake.
This moist chocolate walnut cake is prepared with all purpose flour, chopped walnut, milk and leavening agent. The addition of chocolate ganache make it a stunning dessert. Walnuts, chocolate and vanilla essence make an amazing combination. The whole process of a cake preparation needs only one bowl. It means that we add all the ingredients to the bowl and mix to make to make cake mixture. If we pay attention to the tips and tricks, it will be a moist and fluffy cake.
It is a perfect cake to serve to guests. So let’s make this amazing choco walnut cake.
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup all purpose flour (maida)
½ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
A pinch salt
1 cup sugar powder
¾ cup oil
1 cup milk + 1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla essence
½ cup milk
½ cup chopped walnut
Some walnut pieces for topping
For chocolate ganache-
1 cup cream
¾ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp. coffee powder
½ tsp. vanilla
Instructions:
Mix 1 tsp. vinegar in 1 cup milk and keep aside.
In a bowl take oil and sugar powder. Whisk to make it creamy.
Add vanilla essence and mix.
Place a sieve and add all dry ingredients flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. Sift the ingredients.
Add vinegar and milk mixture. Mix the mixture properly.
Add more milk and mix in one direction. If batter is thick you can add some milk.
Add walnut pieces and mix.
Grease cake tin and sprinkle some cocoa powder. Pour mixture evenly into the tin and tap to even it.
Place a stand in kadhai and put the tin. Cover and bake it for 25 – 30 minutes or till a fork inserted into cake comes clean out. Allow the cake to cool down for 10 minutes. Then remove the cake from tin.
Making Chocolate Ganache-
Take cream in a pan. Heat it stirring continuously. Do not boil. When it became warm, turn off flame.
Add cocoa powder, coffee powder, salt, sugar and vanilla essence.
Take them in a bowl and whisk to make a smooth mixture.
Pour this chocolate ganache over cake and spread evenly.
Decorate the cake with some almond pieces and wafers.
Tips:
- If you don’t have fresh cream, you can use malai.
- You can use butter or melted ghee instead of oil.
- Also after the batter is ready, don’t allow the batter to sit for more than the preheating time as baking soda reacts faster.
- You can use butter paper in tin to avoid sticking to the pan. Place a butter paper into cake tin and then pour the batter.
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