Cocoa
scientific name is THEOBROMA CACAO
- Contains phenylethylamine and tyramine, which helps in regulating & improving mood, sleep & appetite.
- Contains flavanols, which can help in developing new blood vessels & neurons in areas of brain associated with learning & memory.
- Contains theobromine, which can help reduce inflammation and protect against heart disease.
It is said that higher consumption of chocolate leads to lower risk of heart disease.
Ingredients
| Dutch Cocoa Powder – ½ cup | Baking Powder – 1 tsp |
| Coffee Powder – 1 tsp | Salt – ¼ tsp |
| Baking Soda – ½ tsp | Butter – ¾ cup |
| Vanilla – 1 tsp | All Purpose Flour – 2 cup |
| Brown Sugar / Normal Sugar – ½ cup | Eggs – 4 (room temperature) |
| Milk – ¼ cup | Water – ¼ cup |
| Cashew Nuts – your choice | – |
Procedure
Step 1: Mix the dry ingredients (sugar, coffee powder, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt & flour) properly with a spatula.
Step 2: Strain the mixture with a strainer. Again mix properly with a spatula.
Step 3: Whip 4 eggs and keep it in a separate bowl. Add butter & vanilla. Mix properly.
Step 4: Pre-heat OTG for 10 minutes.
Step 5: Pour the mixture of 4 whipped eggs, butter & vanilla in a large container. Now, add the mixture of dry ingredients to it in small amounts. Each time, mix properly with spatula.
Step 6: In a separate bowl, prepare a mixture of water & milk. And pour the mixture in the large container, containing the mixture of dry ingredients, 4 whipped eggs, butter & vanilla. Mix the whole thing properly with a spatula.
Step 7: After the batter is ready, grease the baking tray with butter. Pour the batter in the baking tray.
Step 8: Tap the baking tray gently. Then, add cashew nuts, which are cut into halves.
Step 9: Set the pre-heated OTG: Temperature – 180°C & Timer – 25 to 30. Place the baking tray in the OTG.
Step 10: After OTG turns off automatically, wait for 10 to 15 minutes. After that, take out the baking tray and keep it in room temperature for 20 minutes.
Step 11: Test the batter with a pick and, after testing perfect, separate the chocolate butter cake from the baking tray and keep it on a plate.
Step 12: Serve the delicious chocolate butter cake.
Tips
- In Step 2, strainer is used to mix the dry ingredients properly & in much better way.
- In Step 3, the foam of the whipped eggs should be white in colour.
- In Step 6, the movement of spatula should be 2 and half rounds.
- In Step 11, if, after inserting and taking out the pick from the batter, the batter does not stick with the pick, it means that the chocolate butter cake is ready to be served.