“A falta de pan, buenas son tortas.
If there’s no bread, cakes will do.”
Spanish proverb
Spanish proverb
CHOCOLATE YOGURT CAKE as adapted from AK Mom’s recipe here
Ingredients:
Flour – 1 1/2 cups
Wholewheat flour -1/2 cup
Cocoa – 2/3 cup
Instant Coffee – 2 tbsp
Baking Soda – 1 tsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Pinch of salt
Butter – 1/2 cup; at room temperature
Sugar – 1 cup
Eggs – 2
Yogurt – 1 1/2 cups
Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
Coffee Extract – 1 tsp (optional)
Method:
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Grease well & flour a 9″ bundt pan, & preheat the oven to 180C.
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Sift both the flours + baking powder + baking soda + salt + cocoa. Keep aside.
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Beat the butter & sugar. Add eggs & beat again. Add the coffee & vanilla extract & beat.
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Now alternatively add the flour mix & yogurt till well incorporated. Don’t over mix. The batter will be quite thick, ie, not a flowing one.
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Turn into bundt pan, level out & bake for 45 mins to an hour/until done. Slide a sheet of foil over the top loosely if you see it browning too soon.
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Once done, cool in pan for 5 minutes, turn out on rack.