"One" Numbered birthday cake - first birthday cake

I am very excited to start this blog to share my passion with you all. This is my first post and it's a very special post to me. I am going to share the recipe of my lo's birthday cake.
Though I made this cake the day before the birthday and it was very moist and fluffy. I have made vanilla buttercream frosting to go with this cake. I made this to bring some contrast to the cake. This can be made in chocolate flavor too.Without any more ado I will go straight to the recipe.

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 Eggless chocolate cake with vanilla butter cream frosting

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:

All purpose flour or Maida  - 3/4th cup
Cocoa powder                      - 2 tsp
Baking soda                         -  1 tsp
Baking powder                     -  1 tsp

Wet Ingredients:
Melted butter                         - 3/4th cup
Condensed milk                    - 1 can
Water                                     - 1 cup
Vanilla essence                      -  1 tsp

Vanilla Butter Cream frosting:
Butter                                     - 1 cup
Icing sugar                             - 1 cup
Salt                                         - 1 tsp
Milk                                       -  1 tsp
Vanilla essence                       -  1 tsp

Procedure:

STEP 1: EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

1. Preheat oven to 350 F or 180 C
2. Sieve All purpose Flour (or) Maida, Cocoa powder, Baking soda, Baking powder together in a bowl twice. This will ensure incorporation of air into our mixture. 
3. Melt butter in a sauce pan or microwave.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Add water to the melted butter and cream it well with a hand whisk. This took me around 5-7 minutes. 

      5. Add condensed milk to the creamed mixture.

      6. Add Dry ingredients in parts to the wet mixture and fold them gently. Add vanilla essence at                last and give it a mix.

                 

       7. Pour the prepared cake mixture in a buttered tray and give it a tap to remove any air bubble.
       8. Bake it in the pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out        clean.

 

  STEP 2: VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

       1. Sieve icing sugar well to get smooth texture.

       2. Cream room temperature butter well in a stand or electric mixer for about 5-7 minutes. 

       3. Now add icing sugar in parts to the butter and mix them well.

       4. Add salt, milk and vanilla essence and mix.

       5. Fluffy vanilla buttercream frosting is ready.

  STEP 3: ARRANGING AND DECORATING BIRTHDAY CAKE:

       1. Score the cake in the shape "1".

       2. Cut the cake with a serated knife carefully on the scored line.

       3. Crumb coat the cake with the prepared frosting and refrigerate the cake for 10 mins.

       4. After 10 mins frost the cake and decorate it as you wish. 

      

        5. This is the final birthday which I made for my LO

Notes:

1) Any flavorless oil such as vegetable oil can be used in place of butter.

2) Addition of oil makes the cake to stay moist and fluffy even after 2 days and refrigeration.

3) After 30 mins keep an eye on your cake as every oven is different.