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Chocolate Poke Cake | Cold Chocolate Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Servings 10
Author Rafeeda AR

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 eggs large, room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 tsp instant coffee

FOR SOAKING

  • 1 can condensed milk 397 gm

FOR TOPPING

  • 250 gm whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp malted chocolate powder I used Ovaltine (optional)
  • Grated chocolate as required

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift in the dry ingredients from flour to salt. Add the sugar and give a good mix.
  • In a pitcher, whisk the milk, oil, eggs and vanilla till homogenous.
  • Add into the dry ingredients and fold till combined.
  • Add the coffee into the boiling water and add into the batter. Beat to combine.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes or till skewer comes out clean.
  • As soon as the pan is out of the oven, poke holes all over the cake. Drizzle the condensed milk evenly all over the cake.
  • Allow the cake to soak up the milk, let it cool and then keep in the fridge, for around an hour.
  • Whip the cream and icing sugar till stiff. Fold in the malted chocolate powder, if using.
  • Spread the cream over the cold cake. Grate the chocolate over as needed. Allow it to refrigerate till serving time.