Egg less Chocolate Cake & Chocolate Butter cream Icing

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Source: grouprecipe.com

Ingredients  for Egg less Chocolate Cake
All Purpose flour    3 cups

Castor Sugar    2 cups

Cocoa Powder    1/2 cup

Baking Powder    2 tsp

Salt     1 tsp

Oil   3/4 cup

Vinegar        2 tsp

Vanilla extract     1 tsp

Cold water      2 cups

   If u don't have castor sugar simply put the granulated sugar in blender n use.

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F and grease two 9 inch pans with butter or baking spray and keep aside.
• Take a large mixing bowl,sift all the dry ingredients(flour,cocoa,baking powder,salt,sugar) together in to the bowl and mix well.
• Then add oil to the dry ingredients and mix well (using large whisk).
• After that add vanilla,vinegar and mix well.
• Now add cold water slowly and keep stirring .
• Mix everything well ,make sure theres no lumps in the batter and pour into the greased cake pans .
• Bake for 35-40 minutes.(check by inserting a toothpick or knife,inserted knife should come out clean).
• After that remove from the oven,wait for sometime and allow to cool on rack.

when it cool down completely , slice it n enjoy with or without icing.For chocolate icing the recipe follows:

Ingredients for  Chocolate butter cream Icing

1. Butter    1/2 cup
2. Vegetable Shortening    1/2 cup
3. Cocoa powder   3/4 cup
4. Vanilla  extract   1 tsp
5. Milk    3-4 tbsp
6. confectioner's sugar     3 cups (or more to ur taste)

Method

• Take a mixing bowl,cream the butter nad shortening using electric mixer till it get creamy n fluffy.
• Then add cocoa and vanilla and beat in medium for few seconds.
• and add sugar 1/2-1 cup at a time and beat thoroughly.
• After adding all the sugar ,icing will be dry ..now add milk and beat well till u get creamy n fluffy icing.
• You can add more or less milk to get your desired consistency.
• You can also avoid shortening and do with full butter with the same other remaining ingredients.