Simple chocolate cake with cocoa powder.
Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes
Category: Non Veg
Ingredients
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Self raising flour
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250 grams
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Baking powder
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2 teaspoons
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Salt
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a pinch
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Cocoa powder
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3-4 tablespoons
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Butter /margarine
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250 grams
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Powdered sugar
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250 grams
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Eggs
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4
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Buttermilk
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1 cup
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Vanilla essence
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1 teaspoon
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Method
Preheat oven to 180 º C. Grease an eight inch round tin. Sieve self-raising flour with baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Mix together softened butter with sugar and beat well with a wire whisk or electric beater till light and fluffy. Mix in one egg at a time. Fold in flour and cocoa mixture two to three spoons at a time, taking a little of buttermilk to make a smooth batter. Lastly mix in vanilla essence. Pour batter in prepared cake tin and bake at 180 º C for thirty five to forty minutes.