Egg-less Chocolate-Cherry Cake

Ingredients
all purpose flour/ maida  2 cups
salt  1/4 tsp
baking pdr.  2 tbsp
drinking chocolate   2 tbsp
cocoa pdr.  2 tbsp
castor sugar  1 cup
butter  6 tbsp
milk   1 cup
vanilla essence  1 tsp
glazed cherries chopped  1/4 cup

for filling- chocolate cream
butter  4 tbsp
icing sugar  6 tbsp
cocoa pdr.  2 tbsp
vanilla essence  few drops

for glazed icing
butter  2 tbsp
milk  2 tbsp
icing sugar  85 gm/ 3 ounces

Method

sieve flour, baking pdr., cocoa, drinking chocolate, salt
cream castor sugar and butter with a wooden spoon till light and fluffy or with a  beater
add flour, cherries and milk gradually, mix to a dropping consistency
add vanilla essence
grease 2 round cake tins of the same size
pour half the mixture in both tins, bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 Deg. zc for 25-30 minutes or till done, i.e., insert a knife/ toothpick in the centre of the cake, if it comes clean, then done
remove from the oven, cool for few minutes
invert on a wire rack and cool completely
prepare filling by beating butter, icing sugar, cocoa and vanilla together with a wooden spoon
make it light and fluffy
apply between 2 layers of the cake
for glaze icing, melt butter,  milk together in a small vessel, placed over hot water
beat in icing sugar, remove, once the mixture is cool, still of flowing consistency, pour it over the cake, level it, allow to settle down to form a shiny layer, decorate with cherries




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