Sinamon Tales

by Monika

Temptation

 

 

T is for temptation… chocolate temptation

 

 

Need I say anything else 🙂 and that makes this post eligible for a Wordless Wednesday too 🙂

PS: Thank you all for sending in those icing recipe. I am having a ball trying all those out 🙂 Blogsphere does rock!

Edited to add : recipe on popular demand

Temptation

T is for temptation... chocolate temptation Need I say anything else 🙂 and that makes this post eligible for a Wordless Wednesday too 🙂 PS: thank u all for sending in those icing recipes, i am having a ball trying all those out 🙂 blogsphere does rock Edited to add : recipe on popular demand Ingredients **Cake.
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Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 eggs large
  • 3/4 cup sugar powder
  • 2/3 cup sugar ordinary
  • 2/3 cup curd
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 and 1/2 cups plain flour (200 gm)
  • 1 tsp soda bicarb

To Soak

  • 1/2 cup milk cold
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp rum or brandy optional

Chocolate Cream Filling

  • 150 gm cream (3/4 cup)
  • 3 tbsps sugar powder
  • 3 - 4 tbsps cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tbsp vanilla essence

Topping

  • 50 gm fresh cream
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 2 slabs (40 grams each) dark chocolate Amul / Nestle / Bournville

Instructions
 

  • Grease an 8-9 inch round tin. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius/350 degrees F.
  • To prepare cake, mix ordinary sugar, curd, vanilla essence and cocoa in a pan. Beat well till sugar dissolves. Keep aside.
  • Beat pwd sugar and eggs till frothy and double in volume.
  • Add oil to the eggs gradually, beating all the time.
  • Sift flour and soda together.
  • Add 1/2 the flour and 1/2 the beaten eggs to the cocoa mixture. Mix well. Add the left over eggs and flour and mix gently till smooth. Bake at 180 for about 40 mins. Remove from oven and cool.
  • Cut through the cake horizontally with a sawing motion with a serrated knife. Separate it, keeping the inside surfaces facing up.
  • Mix 1/2 cup cold milk with 1 tbsp sugar and rum. Soak the cake pieces with this milk.
  • To prepare filling, beat chilled cream with sugar, cocoa and essence till soft peaks form. Beat further carefully till stiff peaks are formed.
  • Place a piece of cake on a serving plate. Spread the chocolate cream and invert the second piece of cake on it.
  • To prepare topping, break softened chocolates into small pieces. Heat cream in a heavy bottom pan on low heat. DO NOT BOIL. Add chocolate pieces and butter and stir continuously till chocolate melts.
  • Pour this over cake immediately. Spread with a long knife dipped in cold water. Keep in fridge for 30 min for icing to set.
  • Decorate as you want.

Notes

Recipe Source : originally Nita Mehta's bakes and cakes, sent to me by gracious Uma.
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  11. fickleinpink says

    …surely tempts the soul!

    ***yummy!

    Have a great day!
    Come visit <a href=”http://fickleinpink.blogspot.com/2009/12/t-is-fortrees.html” rel=”nofollow”>my Wednesday</a> if you have the time!
    Life is beautiful!
    Xoxo
    fickle

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  19. umsreflections says

    Yummy cake !!!!

    BTW Monu, I also did that Chocolate Temptation for my hubby’s bday yday. Came out very well and just loved it !!!!

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  36. Writerzblock says

    OMG! OMG! OMG! Why ! Why! Why!!!
    I need some too.
    Btw, how did most of you girls get the snowflakes drifting away gently on your blogs?? Let me into the secret, pliss!

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  39. craftyshines says

    OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!

    that looks unbelievable!!! gems decoration is my fav!!

    monu!!! i pity myself that i ain’t ur neighbour!!!!!!!! wail!!!!

    wordless wednesday post has me speechless…..

    😀 😀 😀 😀

    luck N and Ojas!!!! i want a slice! this is torture!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👿

    sigh! i have to wait till morn till i get myself a pastry…. all thanks to this pic!!!
    😛 😛

    hugsssssssssssss!

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  41. Preethi says

    Hey..can I have a small piece of that cake Monika. I am drooling all over my work place now. Thats not fair of you…to tempt us hungry souls like this !!!

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  47. monikamanchanda says

    first of all monu breaks into a jig

    balle balle aahun aahun

    crafty is back 😀 😀 😀 😀

    and then thanlks darling u come I will make this for u…

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  52. Crafty Shines says

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DARLING OJAS!!!!!!!!

    *sooooper tight celebration hugs* and loads of muahs to him!!!!!

    hope he has an awesome celebration and a great year!!! added him to my blog bday cupcake!!!!

    monu!!! looks like next post will also have a cake!! tee hee! header looking so lovely!
    ((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))

    enjoy the day!!!

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  53. monikamanchanda says

    thank u darling super tight hugs to u too 🙂

    yes yes the next post is going to have a cake and that too a train cake

    i made a train cake for him crafty was so nervous but came out really well

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