EGGLESS CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE

Ingredients:-

1/2 tin condensed milk (200gms)
2 3/4 cups plain flour (240gms)
40 gm cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda (soda bicarb)
2 tsp icing sugar
1/2 cup butter melted (60gms)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
100 ml milk
100 ml Coke or Thums Up

Method :-

          

• Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, cocoa all together 2 to 3 times. Keep aside.
• Pour condensed milk in a bowl. Add the butter, and beat well till smooth. 
• Add the flour spoon by spoon, mixing into the condensed milk mixture. In between, add milk as required if the butter begins to get too stiff. [Stir the mixture in one direction only all the while. 
• This will incorporate more air and make the cake lighter].
• Once all the flour is used up, beat the batter as above till light (5-7 minutes).
• Add the coke or Thums Up and mix gently till smooth.
• Pour into a greased cake tin. Do not smooth with a spoon etc. If the consistency is right this will not be needed.
• Pre-heat oven to 300o c. Place tin inside. Bake  150o c till done. (35 to 40 minutes).
• Poke with a skewer and check. Cool a little. Invert on wire rack. Cool completely before doing icing if any. Or
• serve warm with tea.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Ingredients:

1 packet glucose biscuits
1 tbsp. cocoa powder
1 tbsp. walnuts crushed
1/2 tin condensed milk
1 tsp. cornflour
1 tbsp. butter, softened
4-5 drops vanilla essence
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup coconut fine white flakes

Method :

 

• Put glucose biscuits in a plastic bag, crushed coarsely with rolling pin. Make a
  paste of cornflour, cocoa and half the milk.
• Heat remaining milk to a boil, pour into cocoa paste, mix till well blended. Empty
  condensed milk, butter, essence into a large bowl. Beat till light and blended.
• Add cocoa milk mixture, mix again. Add crushed biscuits and walnuts, mix well.
  On a clean dusted surface, press out mixture into a square.
• Mark out square piece with a knife. Allow to cool completely. Cut pieces fully.
  Place in a tray on greaseproof paper and chill till well set.
• Serve chilled. Store in refrigerator till required.