Happy Fathers Day!!!

Chocolate Cake

I just couldn't think of doing anything else other than a cake for the Fathers Day...This is for all the great and adorable Fathers who never said they are tired even at the end of a very busy day...and his kid comes to him and wants nothing else except to play ball...Aren't they great??

This is my version of a soft chocolate cake which i made for the Fathers Day. I love chocolate...but my husband is not too much interested in it... so i made an orange and chocolate filling inside the two layer cake....

Ingredients (all at room temperature)

3 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 stick butter
3/4 Cup sugar
1 and 1/2 large eggs
1/4 Cup buttermilk
3/4 Cup boiling water
1 cup or all-purpose flour
3 tblsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Method

First mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and then sift them all together. Keep this aside.
Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter two round 8-inch cake pans, and coat the pans lightly with flour. Melt the chocolate chip in microwave for 30 second , stir and repeat till everything is melted. In a large bowl, beat the butter till it gets creamy. Add sugar and beat very well for 5-10 minutes until very light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one by one and mix well. Stir in the melted chocolate. Now start mixing the dry mixture little then the buttermilk then again the dry mixture. Beat the mixer well. After finishing all the dry ingredients and the buttermilk the batter will be very thick. Now slowly, stir in the boiling water until it is just incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean. Cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting....i went for a shortcut and did the chocolate frosting a store bought one...but i made the orange frosting at home.

Orange frosting:
Ingredients
1 stick butter
1 and 1/2 cup confectionery sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 and 1/2 tsp orange juice

Method
Bring the butter to room temperature and beat it well till it becomes creamy. Sift and put the confectionery sugar into the butter and beat it well till fluffy. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. This can be used as a filling or just on the top.



Cake assemble.

The assembling of the cake can be done by putting 1 layer of cake on the plate then spread the top of the cake with the chocolate frosting and then another layer of orange butter cream frosting. Then take the other layer and put it upside down on top of the first layer so that we have a smooth layer on top. Cover the cake completely with the chocolate frosting and serve.
I did some decoration with the remaining orange frosting. Enjoy!