Mahogany owns the distinction of America’s First Chocolate Cake. It was first tasted long before the famous Red velvet cake. It dates back to the late 1800s in America, and has appeared in many cookery books at that time too. Here is the recipe for the very famous Mahogany Cake.
Ingredients for Mahogany Cake:
1. Nescafé – 2.5 small spoons
2. Hot water – ¾ cup
3. Coco powder – 4.5 small spoons
4. Butter – 220 gm
Sugar – 1.5 cups
5. Eggs – 2
Yellow yolk – 2
6. Vinegar – 1 small spoon
Vanilla essence – 1 small spoon
7. Maida – 2 cups
Baking soda – 1 small spoon
For icing:
8. Icing sugar – 1 cup
Coco powder – 2 big spoons
Coffee powder – 1 small spoon
9. Butter – 4 big spoons
10. Hot milk – As required
How to prepare Mahogany Cake?
1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degree celsious.
2. Mix Nescafé with warm water.
3. Beat butter and sugar together till it turns soft.
4. Add egg and yellow yolk to it and beat again.
5. Blend maida with baking soda and add to the egg mixture alternatively with cocoa powder.
6. Grease a baking tray and put a butter paper.
7. Pour the batter into the tray and bake in a pre-heated oven for 40 minutes.
8. To prepare the icing, mix ingredients no: 8 together in a bowl.
9. Add melted butter and mix well.
10. Finally, add warm milk. Its consistency should be enough to pour on the cake.
11. Pour this icing on the top of the cake and spread uniformly.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, December 1 – 14, 2019
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