Ingredients
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For Sponge
- 175g All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Tbsp Natural Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- 150g Castor Sugar
- 150ml Oil
- 2 Tbsp Honey
- 2 Nos. Eggs
- 150ml Milk
For Frosting
- 300g Unsalted Butter
- 200g Icing Sugar
- 60g Natural Cocoa Powder
- 255g Dark Couverture Chocolate
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
For Soaking Syrup
- 1/3 Cup Water
- 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Essence
Instructions
For Sponge
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (OTG mode: lower rod + upper rod + fan). Prepare two 6-inch round baking tin by brushing oil and placing a butter paper at the bottom.
- Sift flour, sugar, natural cocoa powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
- Mix oil, milk, honey, and eggs in a different bowl.
- Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture and form a smooth batter without any lumps.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared tins equally.
- Bake them at 180°C (OTG mode: lower rod mode only) for 35-40 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
For Frosting
- Take chopped chocolate in a bowl and melt it in microwave.
- In a different bowl, beat butter, icing sugar, natural cocoa powder and salt until light and fluffy.
- Add cooled melted chocolate and beat again until all the ingredients are properly mixed and the texture is light and fluffy.
For Soaking Syrup
- Mix water and vanilla essence together in a bowl.
For Assembly
- After baking and cooling the sponges completely, de-mould the sponges carefully with the help of a bent palette knife.
- Divide the sponges into two parts with a cake leveler.
- Now, on a cake base, spread a little bit of frosting and place a layer of sponge.
- Soak the sponge with the soaking syrup with the help of a pastry brush.
- Pipe some frosting on top of the sponge and spread it using a palette knife, then place another layer of sponge over it.
- Repeat the same process as before until we get four layers of sponges.
- Now, crumb coat the cake by applying a thin layer of frosting all over the cake. Keep it in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, spread the rest of the frosting all over the cake for final coating. Use a palette knife to give small strokes all around the cake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Assembly Time: 40 to 50 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 to 40 minutes