Mango Truffle Cake

I always wanted to bake a chocolate cake & after much hunting I found the recipe for the double chocolate fudge cake on purplefoodie.com which is easy to make & requires common kitchen ingredients. You must visit her site cuz the recipes are just too good! Plus the pictures are amazing & really get u hungry while you simply stare at them 🙂 I am a big fan of purplefoodie so please do visit the website.
Coming back to this amazing chocolate cake – its a simple recipe which does not require too much time or expensive stuff. No slaving over the frosting or ganache by trying to make everything from scratch. Delicious & serves the purpose especially if you want to present a fancy dessert to your guests who drop in on short notice. Preparation time takes an hour and half including baking time. This cake is a fusion of two different cake ideas and it was a big hit. I tried it with a seasonal fruit which is Mango, but you can skip the fruit if your taste buds crave nothing but pure chocolate!

 

Mango Truffle Cake
You Need:

• 1/3 cup (50gms) semisweet chocolate chips ( I used 50gms of Galaxy milk chocolate -grated)
• 1/2 cup hot milk (or coffee)
• 3/4 cup sugar (powdered)
• 1 cup flour (maida)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted (I used Cadbury baking cocoa)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda (soda bi-carb)
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup odourless oil (refined sunflower or soya or any other)
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

• 1cup/150gms bittersweet chocolate (I used Whittaker’s Dark Block)

• 1 ripe mango (preferably Alphonso) – chopped fine

• 1/2 ripe mango cut into thin wedges
• 2-3cherries – optional

Method:

1. In a small bowl pour the hot milk over the semisweet chocolate and stir till the chocolate has melted

Note: The choice of chocolate that you use (brand & taste) will determine how rich your cake tastes. You can alter the richness by using less sweet or dark chocolate. The rest of the ingredients remain the same.