VIRAL LAZY CAT CAKE
 
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ cup castor sugar
  • ½ cup flour
  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ cup chocolate flavoured milk, for soaking
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • ¼ cup cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tbsp condensed milk
  • ⅓ cup whipping cream
  • CHOCOLATE GANACHE
  • ⅓ cup fresh cream
  • ⅓ cup dark chocolate, chopped
  • TOPPING
  • ¾ cup Rice Krispies/ rice puffs
  • 3-4 tbsp melted chocolate
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Take milk and vinegar in a bowl and stir well. It will curdle and become buttermilk within 5 minutes.
  2. Add oil and sugar to the above mixture and whisk well until fully combined.
  3. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda and whisk until no flour pockets remain. Do not overmix at this stage.
  4. Pour the chocolate sponge batter in a greased dish and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 25-30 mins.
  5. Once the cake is baked, take it out and poke it using a fork or a skewer. Pour the chocolate flavoured milk over the cake and let it soak completely.
  6. Refrigerate the cake for about 30 mins to 1 hr.
  7. Meanwhile, make the cream cheese by whisking softened cream cheese, condensed milk and whipping cream together till fluffy and stable. Use an electric beater for a better result.
  8. Spread an even layer of this frosting over the soaked sponge and refrigerate while you make the ganache.
  9. To make the ganache, heat the cream in a saucepan set over medium heat until it just begins to simmer. Pour the hot cream over chopped chocolate and mix until smooth and lump-free.
  10. To make the topping, combine Rice Krispies and melted chocolate so that the krispies/puffs are coated with chocolate.
  11. Add the cocoa powder and shake well using a lid so that the cocoa powder coats the rice krispies fully. Sift the extra cocoa powder if required.
  12. Now, spread a thin even layer of ganache over the cream cheese frosting and add a layer of rice krispies over it.
  13. Chill before serving.
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/viral-lazy-cat-cake/