Midnight Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
Dry Ingredients:
2 cups granulated sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Liquid Ingredients:
2 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup. boiling water
Instructions:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans OR one 9x13-inch baking pan Or one 10-inch bundt or tube pan.
• In a large bowl, and with an electric mixer, combine dry ingredients.
• Add the liquid ingredients (except for the boiling water), and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pan(s).
• Bake 30-35 minutes if using the 2 round pans or 35-40 minutes for the 9x13-inch rectangular pan, or bake for 50-60 minutes if using a bundt or tube pan.
• Remove cake(s) from oven, and cool completely on rack.
• After cake(s) have cooled completely, frost as desired, or dust top of cake with confectioners' sugar.

Eggless Sponge Cake

Ingredients
1/2 tin condensed milk (200gms)
2 3/4 cups plain flour (280gms)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda (soda bicarb)
2 tsp icing sugar
1/2 cup butter melted (60gms)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
100 ml milk100 ml soda water
Method

• Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, all together 2 to 3 times.
• Keep aside. Pour condensed milk in a bowl.
• Add the butter, and beat well till smooth.
• Add the flour spoon by spoon, mixing into the condensed milk mixture.
• In between, add milk as required if the butter begins to get too stiff.( Stir the mixture in one direction only all the while. This will incorporate more air and make the cake lighter).
• Once all the flour is used up, beat the batter as above till light (5-7 minutes).
• Add the soda and mix gently till smooth.
• Pour into a greased cake tin.
• Do not smooth with a spoon etc. If the consistency is right this will not be needed.
• Pre-heat over to 300o c. Place tin inside.
• Bake at 200o c for 5-7 minutes and 150o c till done. (35 to 40 minutes).
• Poke with a skewer and check. Cool a little.
• Invert on wire rack. Cool completely before doing icing if any.
• Or serve warm with tea.