My husband Mudit was very excited and was looking forward to meet his school buddies after almost 17 long years.The reunion had its own charm, it was like a time machine to their childhood days, and they sat there all afternoon reminiscing the good old days. Although many of them were in touch with each other , but meeting all of them together, with their respective families was captivating.
Over the past couple of weeks I discovered a new person in my spouse- he was bursting full of energy- at home, at work and elsewhere.I could see a child like enthusiasm in his eyes and cheer filled in his voice. He had the vigor of a five year old who is too excited to bring his new friends home to meet his parents and to tell the world that he has the best bunch of buddies! (He indeed is blessed to have such a wonderful group of friends!) I decided to be a part of his enthusiasm and contribute my own little bit by baking a cake :)
We were expecting a gathering of around 30 adults and 12 kids. Tier cake was the only solution to feed around 40 people. I started with 2 basic sponge cakes and what happened next is below!
Maida : 1cup
Cocoa Powder: 1/4 cup
Baking soda :1/2t
Baking Powder :1t
Drinking Soda : 1/2 cup
Vanilla Essence : 1t
Sugar : 2 T
Oil : 1/2 cup
Milkmaid: 1/2cup
Maida : 1/2cup
Cocoa Powder: 1/8 cup
Baking soda :1/4t
Baking Powder :1/2t
Drinking Soda : 1/4cup
Vanilla Essence : 1/2t
Sugar : 1 T
Oil : 1/4cup
Whipping cream : 2cups
Natural food colours: Few drops
Method:
1. Whisk milkmaid with an electric whisker for 5 minutes at constant high speed
2. Slowly add oil and keep whisking
3. Sift together baking powder, sugar, maida, baking soda and cocoa powder.
4. Alternatively add drinking soda and flour mix, with continuous whisking.
5. Add vanilla essence.
6. Pour in a greased cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean
7. Demould and let it cool on a wire rack.
8.Make both the sponges with same process.
9. Refrigerate overnight or for few hours.
10. Slice the cake horizontally in two slices and even out all humps and crumbs with the help of a sharp knife.
11. Place the first slice of cake on a turn table.
12. Whip the cream until stiff peaks are formed.
13. Put a dollop on the cake slice and even out with the help of an icing knife.
14. Sandwich it with the other slice of cake and cover all sides with whip cream.
15. Repeat the same with the smaller sponge too.
16. Insert 3 toothpicks carefully in the bigger sponge and secure the second cake over it.
17. Divide the whipped cream in 3 parts and add different colours to each of them.
18. Fill up some cream in the piping bag and using the tip 7, nicely cover the entire cake..
19. Refrigerate the cake.
Over the past couple of weeks I discovered a new person in my spouse- he was bursting full of energy- at home, at work and elsewhere.I could see a child like enthusiasm in his eyes and cheer filled in his voice. He had the vigor of a five year old who is too excited to bring his new friends home to meet his parents and to tell the world that he has the best bunch of buddies! (He indeed is blessed to have such a wonderful group of friends!) I decided to be a part of his enthusiasm and contribute my own little bit by baking a cake :)
We were expecting a gathering of around 30 adults and 12 kids. Tier cake was the only solution to feed around 40 people. I started with 2 basic sponge cakes and what happened next is below!
Ingredients:
For 2 pound chocolate sponge
Milkmaid: 1cupMaida : 1cup
Cocoa Powder: 1/4 cup
Baking soda :1/2t
Baking Powder :1t
Drinking Soda : 1/2 cup
Vanilla Essence : 1t
Sugar : 2 T
Oil : 1/2 cup
For 1 pound chocolate sponge
Milkmaid: 1/2cup
Maida : 1/2cup
Cocoa Powder: 1/8 cup
Baking soda :1/4t
Baking Powder :1/2t
Drinking Soda : 1/4cup
Vanilla Essence : 1/2t
Sugar : 1 T
Oil : 1/4cup
Whipping cream : 2cups
Natural food colours: Few drops
Method:
1. Whisk milkmaid with an electric whisker for 5 minutes at constant high speed
2. Slowly add oil and keep whisking
3. Sift together baking powder, sugar, maida, baking soda and cocoa powder.
4. Alternatively add drinking soda and flour mix, with continuous whisking.
5. Add vanilla essence.
6. Pour in a greased cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean
7. Demould and let it cool on a wire rack.
8.Make both the sponges with same process.
9. Refrigerate overnight or for few hours.
10. Slice the cake horizontally in two slices and even out all humps and crumbs with the help of a sharp knife.
11. Place the first slice of cake on a turn table.
12. Whip the cream until stiff peaks are formed.
13. Put a dollop on the cake slice and even out with the help of an icing knife.
14. Sandwich it with the other slice of cake and cover all sides with whip cream.
15. Repeat the same with the smaller sponge too.
16. Insert 3 toothpicks carefully in the bigger sponge and secure the second cake over it.
17. Divide the whipped cream in 3 parts and add different colours to each of them.
18. Fill up some cream in the piping bag and using the tip 7, nicely cover the entire cake..
19. Refrigerate the cake.
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