The 3 eggs we had in the fridge were used up for breakfast with toast. What I did have in abundance is yogurt. I am nothing if not a good wife to a Tamil Brahmin, making sure his beloved thayir sadam is always just 5 mins away.
Also check out this eggless chocolate sponge cake recipe.
The consistency is a bit spongy and denser than cakes with eggs but end result was totally delicious.Eggless Chocolate Yogurt Cake
Makes about 12 pieces
What I Used:
1 cup flour
½ cup sugar (add ¼ cup more if not using frosting)
½ cup plain yogurt / curd
¼ cup butter
2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking powder
A pinch of salt if using unsalted butter
How I Made It:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180 C. Grease a medium cake pan and set aside.
2. Sift together flour, salt (if using), cocoa powder and baking powder or just mix well in a bowl until combined well. Mix sugar and butter at room temperature. Beat well until frothy (2-3 mins on an electric mixer, 7-8 mins by hand using a whisk).
3. Once frothy, add yogurt and vanilla. Mix well.
4. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined. The batter will be a bit thick, its supposed to be that way, don't worry.
5. Transfer batter to the greased tray and bake for 45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely and frost if required.
Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Once I made the cake and tried the first slice, I realised its not sweet enough. I whipped up this frosting very quickly to make it a bit sweeter and it worked well.
Here's how:
Take a large piece of semi sweet chocolate - about 4 oz - (or use ¼ cup chocolate chips) and add 1 tablespoon butter to it. Melt in the microwave in 30 second intervals until completely melted. Add 1 tablespoon icing sugar to this and mix well. If the mixture is too thick, add milk by the teaspoon. I didn't need to.
PS: If you don't have a microwave, melt the chocolate and butter in a pan kept over another pan with boiling water. Mix well until chocolate and butter melt completely.
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It is amazing. I have never tried this chocolate cake before. Thank you for sharing.
tasteofbeirut
I have made brownies with tahini (yummy) but I have never tried a chocolate cake with yogurt! This is next on my list, especially since I eat yogurt daily and always cook with it! Thanks for an awesome recipe
sharanya
Great recipe!!! Thanks a lot.
DEESHA
this looks absolutely yummy. been a while since I ate chocolate cake
Divya Vikram
Luscious looking cake 🙂
Srimathi
Nags,
Its wonderful that you could find a recipe to fit your ingredients. Mine always turn out terrible. I thought the cake looked very moist. I like your new layout.
Mriganayani
Where should I go lick in the new layout?
I had a freaking salad for dinner at 5:45. My stomach's already growling now. I should not be looking at this. But Iam and I'm drooling. I blame you. LOL!
Mallugirl
eggless ..oh wow! my fav choc cake is also with yogurt and now i use greek yogurt to get an extra creamy taste.
RAKS KITCHEN
Wow,love this,love the simple ingredients! And the new look of ur site is really a nice change:)
sowmya's creative saga
nice "eggless" recipe..looks delicious with the frosting..