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This is one cake you can whip up with your eyes closed. Even then, the texture and taste is the kind to die for.

Sunitha first found this recipe online, and since then, both of us have made it several times. Believe us, it can never go wrong! This surely is one of those recipes that lives up to the remark ‘fool proof.’



In short, this comes highly recommended by Collaborative Curry! Let me tell you, if you have nothing better to do, get this one going. You will have everyone going Ga! Ga! over it.



This will show you how it looked when I took it out from the oven.



Yes, use Hershey's cocoa, its really good!

Ingredients:

For Cake:

Flour- 1 cup
Sugar- 1 cup
Cocoa powder- 1/3 cup
Baking soda- 1 tsp
Egg- 1
Salted Butter/Oil- 1/2 cup
Buttermilk/Milk- 1/2 cup
Pure Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
Boiling water- 1/2 cup

For Frosting:

Whipped Cream Frosting.See here
OR
Use store bought Whipped cream

Method:

1.Preheat the oven at 300 degree F.Grease a 7 by 11 inch baking dish with butter/shortening.
2.Mix the flour and baking soda by whisking together in a mixing bowl.
3..Beat the sugar and butter/oil. Add the egg and beat well.
4.Add the milk/buttermilk and cocoa and mix everything well.
5.Add the boiling water and vanilla extract now.
6.Finally add the flour mixture and mix everything well.
7.Pour it into the baking dish and bake for about 30-35 minutes or till the cake is done.
8.Cool on a wire rack and do the frosting.



Notes:

1.If you are using unsalted butter, you may add 1/4 tsp salt.
2.Both oil and butter works fine, though butter is better.
3.This tastes superb even without frosting.Just like Lyndsey mentioned in her comment, you could dust it with powdered sugar.

Recipe from here

Hope you guys have a fantastic weekend.

You can find our Mahogany cake recipe here

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Contributor:Namitha