Chiffon Chocolate Cake (21.10.2010)

Ingredients:
5 jumbo eggs
125ml (½ cup) oil
5ml (1tsp) vanilla essence
250ml (1cupP cake flour
20ml (4 tsp) baking powder
45-50ml (3 heaped Tbsp) cocoa
200g (1cup) sugar
187.5m (+- ¾ cup) hot water
200g slab chocolate and 1 tin (155g) dessert cream for decoration

Method:
Separate eggs and whisk egg whites with 1 teapoon baking powder until soft peaks form. In a separate bowl whisk yolks, oil and essence. In another bowl mix sifted flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, cocoa and sugar. Add hot water to sifted dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Blend together yolk – oil mixture with flour – water mixture till smooth consistency. Gently folk in egg whites last. Pour mixture into a chiffon ring pan. (Do not grease the pan) bake at 180c for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn pan upside down (cake will stick to the bottom); and allow hanging cake to cool. Once cooler remove from pan and place cake on plate. Melt the chocolate in microwave and vigorously stir in the desert cream to a smooth consistency. Decorate cake by pouring the chocolate sauce over the cake.

Hint: Dip knife in hot water to cut neat slices of cake

Greek Syrup Cake Ingredients (Safeera Kaka)

Cake 200g plain yoghurt 1¼ cups vegetable oil 1¼ cups sugar 1¼ cups fresh orange juice 4 tsp baking powder Zest of 1½ oranges 1 tsp vanilla extract 440–450g phyllo pastry 4 medium eggs Orange Syrup 1⅔ cups water 1⅔ cups sugar Zest of 1 orange 1 cinnamon stick...

Naan khatai

Ingredients: 250g Butter 1 1/2 cups castor sugar 2 teaspoons Bicarbonate of soda 1 cup tasty wheat 2 eggs 1 cup oil 5 cups flour Almonds (cut fine) 1 teaspoon elachi powder Method: Mix butter and sugar well Then add the eggs, elachi powder , tasty wheat, almonds and...

Pistachio Lemon cake loaf ( Safeera Kaka)

Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 60 minutes | Total Time: 75 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup shelled pistachios, finely chopped 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1/2 cup...

Quadruple Chocolate Cake ( Safeera Kaka)

Ingredients For the cake: 1½ cups plain flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup cocoa powder 1⅓ cups sugar ¾ cup soft butter 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract ⅓ cup sour cream 1 cup dark chocolate chips ½ cup boiling water For the syrup: 1 teaspoon cocoa powder ½...

Chocolate Cake – Light, Whipped & Made with Love

This version of my chocolate cake is a little extra special — it’s soft, airy, and beautifully light. It’s the kind of cake that feels almost cloud-like, yet still rich enough to satisfy that deep chocolate craving. It’s a method I learned early on — one that taught...

Chana Magaj (Safeera Kaka)

500g chana flour 1/4 cup milk 2 tsp ground elachi 250g toasted almonds 2 cups ghee or coconut oil 2 cups icing sugar 1 cup klim or milk powder Boil the ghee in the milk Add it to the chana flour and rub till it resembles bread crumbs Allow to sit overnight The next...