HOT CHOCOLATE CAKE
 
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup milk, warm
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 1 can MILKMAID
  • 1 + ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp ginger powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 + ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • For the hot chocolate soak-
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp dark chocolate callets
  • For the topping-
  • Whipped cream
  • Cocoa powder, for dusting
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180*C and grease a 8inch round glass dish.
  2. In a bowl, add warm milk, melted butter and MILKMAID and whisk untill combined.
  3. To this add all purpose flour, cocoa powder, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, baking powder and baking soda. Mix everything together.
  4. Transfer the batter to a prepared glass dish and bake for 50-55 mins or untill a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  5. For the hot chocolate soak, Set a saucepan on medium heat and add milk, sugar and cocoa powder to it. Heat till the sugar is dissolved and no lumps of cocoa powder are left.
  6. ⁠Add the chocolate callets to the milk mixture and keep on whisking till the chocolate melts and comes to a boil.
  7. Use a fork or a skewer to prick the cake while it’s hot and pour the soak over it and let it soak the liquid completely.
  8. Let it come to room temperature. Meanwhile, whip some cream till stiff peaks.
  9. Pipe whipped cream dollops on the cake and dust cocoa powder and enjoy!
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/hot-chocolate-cake/