Eggless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:-

• All purpose flour - 1 1/2 Cups
• Sugar - 1 Cup
• Cocoa powder - 1/4 Cup
• Baking powder - 1 Tsp
• Baking Soda - 3/4 Tsp
• Salt - 1/4 Tsp
• Unsalted Butter(melted) - 1/3 Cup
• Water(warm) - 1 Cup
• Lemon Juice - 1 Tbsp
• Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp

Method to Prepare :-

• Preheat an oven to 180'C and place the rack in centre of the oven.
• In a bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder,baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
• Add melted butter, water, lemon juice and vanilla essence.
• With a fork blend all the ingredients together until well blended.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven for about 30 minutes at 150'C or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

Ganache:

• 170 gm Dark Chocolate(chopped) - 150gms
• Cream - 3/4 Cup
• Butter(unsalted) - 1 Tbsp. 

Method to prepare chocolate ganache:-

•     Place the chopped chocolate , cream and butter in a heat proof bowl.
•       Place over a sauce pan of simmering water and melt until smooth.(double boiler method)
•       Remove from the heat and stand at the room temperature until it is of pouring consistency.
•       Then pour this over the cooled cake. Let stand until  ganache has thickened.

Tips :-

•  Decorate the cake with candies/decorations of your choice
• Chocolate ganache topping can be used for any cakes