Monday 20 August 2012

Vegetarian chocolate cake with chocolate ganache recipe


If  I could I want my cakes and cupcakes all vegetarian. This is one of my vegetarian cupcake/cake recipe. I will post more in the future. Don't be surprised that these little cakes are super moist and you don't even have to use the mixer, if you prefer to whisk. The chocolate ganache is gloriously smooth and shiny-like! You could never make a mess out of good looking cupcakes like the ones above... heheh!

Ingredients :
1 cup all purpose flour or self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 soda bicarbonate
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 1/2 tbsp milk powder
1 1/2 water
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp coffee
1/2 cup corn flour
A pinch of salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 cup almond

Baking Temperature : 160 C
Baking Time : 40-45 minutes

Method :
1. Heat up oven to160C.
2. In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, soda bicarbonate, cocoa powder.
3. Add the milk powder, salt and brown sugar. Set aside.
4. On the medium speed of an electric mixer add the water, corn oil, coffee until well blended.
5. Add the dry ingredients on top of batter and lastly add the lemon juice and almond and mix well.
6. Spoon the batter into cupcakes liner, filling them about half full. 
7. Bake for 40 minutes.


Chocolate ganache :
1 cup condenced milk
1 vanilla extract
1/2 cup corn oil
1/3 cup cocoa powder
A pinch of salt

Method :
1. Mix condenced milk, vanilla extract, corn oil and cocoa powder in a bowl. Beat until well combined.
2. Pour batter on a pan.
3. On gas stove, place pan on top of it and keep on low heat, keep stirring batter until well combined.
3. Add in vanilla extract and salt. Stir until thicken, then off the gas stove.

No comments: