Eggless Bento Cakes
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ⅓ cup oil
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- ½ cup yogurt
- ¼ cup warm milk
- ½ tsp white vinegar
- ½ thinly sliced banana
- Nutella
- Chocolate ganache
- Strawberry preserve
- Whipped cream
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Line two 8x8 inch square pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a bowl whisk together cocoa, all-purpose flour, caster sugar, baking soda and baking powder.Into this, add oil and yogurt and give it a good mix.
- Add vanilla extract and give it a mix.
- Add the buttermilk and give it a final mix till all the ingredients are well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the two lined pans.
- Bake the sheet cakes at 180*C for 15-20 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Once the sheet cakes are ready, allow them to cool completely.
- Take a 3 inch round cookie cutter and cut 6 circles.
- For assembling the chocolate banana bento cake, place a square butter paper on the turn table and place a layer of cake on it.
- Pipe the chocolate ganache on the outer circumference of the round cake layer. In the middle, add the banana slices and drizzle with nutella.
- Repeat this process again with the second layer of the cake.
- Once all the layers are stacked, frost the cake with ganache and garnish with sprinkles.
- Hold the butter paper from both the sides and carefully keep the cake in the lunch-box.
- For assembling the chocolate strawberry cake, place a square piece of butter paper on the turn
- table and one layer of the cake on it.
- Pipe the whipped cream around the circumference of the round layer and put one spoon of strawberry preserve in the center.
- Repeat this process for another layer.
- Frost the cake with whipped cream and decorate it as you like.
- By holding the sides of the butter paper, carefully place the cake in the lunch-box and enjoy!
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/eggless-bento-cakes/
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