Chocolate Almond Cake

Ingredients

• Sugar - 1.25 cups (powdered)
• Butter - 100 gm
• Egg - 2 nos
• Curd or Milk - 1/4 cup
• Cocoa powder - 5 tsp
• Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• Almonds - 1 cup (crushed)
• Maida - 1.5 cups
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Method

Blend sugar and butter thoroughly. Add egg to it and beat again.Mix the cocoa powder with the curd and add it to the egg mixture and mix it well with a spoon. Add baking powder and almonds to it. Slowly add maida to it. Finally, add vanilla essence and bake it for 35 minutes. The cake is ready to be served.

For chocolate icing

Ingredients

• Chocolate powder - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Milk - 1/4 cup
• Butter - 50 gm
• Cashew - 3 tbsp (crushed)

Method

Take a saucepan and add all the above ingredients together and mix well. Allow it to boil for 1 minute. Set it aside to cool. Then spread it over the cooled cake