Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour - 1 cup

Eggs - 2

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Butter - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

2. Grease a round cake pan with butter and keep it side.

3. For dry ingredients,take a bowl add flour and baking powder and stir it well and keep it aside.

4. For wet ingredients,take another bowl,add eggs and beat with electric hand mixer for 2 to 3 minutes on medium speed until its thick pale yellow colour.

5. Slowly add sugar,beating on medium speed for 4 to 5 minutes until light and fluffy.

6. Then slowly add the flour and beat until its well combined.keep it aside for 2 minutes.

7. Meanwhile heat a small sauce pan in low heat,add milk and butter and mix it well.Let it cool for 2 to 3 minutes

8. Then slowly add to the batter and beat nicely until well combined.

9. Then pour the batter into the greased cake pan.

10. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (or) until tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

11. Now cool the cake for 15 to 20 minutes.

12. Then dizzle with chocolate sugar icing.

Chocolate Sugar Icing

Ingredients:

Powdered Sugar - 1 cup

Vanilla extract - 1/4 tsp

Milk - 1 tbsp

Cocoa Powder - 2tbsp

Method:

1. In a small bowl, combine sugar,vanilla,cocoa powder and milk.

2. Stir it well until it reaches dizzling consistency.

Chocolate Dates Cake

Ingredients:

Dates- 1 cup chopped

Water - 1cup

All- purpose flour(maida)- 1 3/4 cup

Baking soda - 1 tsp

Salt -1/4 tsp

Cocoa powder - 3 tsp

Sugar - 1 cup

Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup

Egg - 2

Walnuts - 1/2 cup chopped

Semi-sweet chocolate chips-1/3 cup

Method:

1. Boil water in a pan,when its boiling add chopped dates, then switch off the heat and leave it for 5 to 10 minutes and let it cool.

2.Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

3. Butter and flour the cake pan, and keep it aside.

4. In a small bowl,mix together flour,soda,salt and cocoa powder.Set it aside.

5. In a medium size bowl add butter and sugar,beat it nicely untill it is fluffly using hand mixer,then add egg and beat it nicely.

6. Then add flour mixture and cooled dates mixture alternatively and beat it well.

7. Finally add the chopped walnuts and chocolate chips and fold it nicely in the batter.

8. Now pour the batter into the cake pan.

9. Sprinkle some chocolate chips and walnuts over the top of the batter.

10. When oven is preheated,then keep the cake pan into the oven and bake for 45 to 50 mintues (or) until toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake and comes out clean.

11. Switch of the oven,Remove cake pan from the oven,let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes.

12. Chocolate Dates cakes is done.

Red Cake

Ingredients:

Eggs- 2

Cocoa powder- 1/2 cup

Red food coloring- 1/4 cup(2 ounces)

All-purpose flour(maida flour)- 2 1/4 cup

Salt- 1/2 tsp

Unsalted butter- 1/2 cup

Sugar- 1 1/2 cup

Vanilla extract- 1 tsp

Butter milk- 1 cup

Baking soda- 1 tsp

Vinegar- 1 tsp

Jelly bear-20 to 25 for decorations

Chocolate chips- 10 to 15 for decorations

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

2. Grease 2 round cake pan with a little butter and set it aside.

3. In a small bowl ,mix together cocoa powder and food coloring and keep it aside.

4. Take another small bowl,mix together flour and salt and keep it aside.

5. In a big bowl,beat butter on medium speed for 20 to 25 sec using hand mixer.Then add sugar and vanilla extract,beat until combined.

6. Then add, 1 egg at a time,beating on medium speed until everything is combined well.

7. Then add cocoa mixture,alternatively add flour mixture and buttermilk.Beat it nicely.

8. Finally add baking soda and vinegar,mix it nicely until everything is well combined.

9. Now spread the batter evenly into each cake pan.

10. When oven is preheated,keep the cake pan into the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes (or) until toothpick inserted comes out clean.Cool the cake for 10 to 15 minutes.

11. Frost the cake with creamy frosting.

Creamy Frosting:

1. In a medium sauce pan,whisk 1 cup milk into 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour.Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.

2. Switch off heat, stir for 2 minutes. And set it aside for few minutes.

3. In another bowl,beat together 1 cup butter,1 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract, using hand mixer on medium speed until light and fully.

4. Then add 1/4 cup cooled milk mixture at a time to the butter mixture,beating on low speed until smooth and creamy.

5. Split the cake layer into half of both the cake,take one layer and keep it in the cake stand,Now spread the layer with creamy frosting evenly.

6. Repeat this step with all the other layer.Finally spread creamy frosting evenly on the top of the final layer of the cake.

7. Finally decorate the cake with the chocolate chips and jelly bear.

Note:

* You can use any cake decoration item for decorations of the cake.

Black Forest Cake

Ingredients:

• All-purpose flour(maida)-2 cups
  
• Cocoa powder-3/4 cups
  
• Baking soda-3/4 tsp
  
• Unsalted butter-1/2 cup(4oz)
  
• Milk-1 cup
  
• Whipping cream-3 cup
  
• Rasberry pie filling-1 can
  
• Strawberry-1/2 cup sliced and chopped
  
• Sugar-2 cup
  
• Salt-3/4 tsp
  
• Eggs-3
  
• Vanilla extract-1 tbsp
  
• Powdered Sugar-1/4 cup
  
• Chocolate chips-1/4 cup
  

Method:

1.Preheat the oven at 350 degree F.

2.Take a bowl add all the dry ingredients all purpose flour,cocoa powder,Sugar and salt mix it well.

3.Then take a big bowl add butter,egg,milk and vanilla extract beat it for 3 minutes using hand mixer till nice and smooth.

4.Then divide the dry ingredients into 3 parts and add slowly to the mixer and beat it nicely,then add 2 parts beat it,then the 3rd part beat it well till the mixture is smooth and fluffy.

5.Keep it side,now take the cake pan and grease it with the butter/spray oil (or) use a butter sheet on the bottom of the pan.Then pour the mixture into the pan.

6.When the oven is heated,a beep sound will come,then keep the pan in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes (or) until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.Then remove pan from oven, and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.Switch off the oven.

7.Frosting:Take a bowl add the whipping cream and add powdered sugar and beat it with the hand mixer until soft peaks form.

8.Split the cake layer into half of both the cake,take one layer keep it in cake stand,Spread the layer with the whipping cream evenly and top it with the raseberry pie filling and arrange strawbeery sliced on the corner.

9.Repeat this with all the other layer,then spread the whipping cream on all the sides and at top layer.

10.For topping use the chocolate chips and chopped strawberry and arrange it on the layer.

Note:

* You can use any pie filling of your choice.