Soft & Moist Eggless Chocolate Cake (With Stove & Microwave Options)

 This rich and decadent chocolate cake is completely eggless and can be made using a stovetop or microwave. Super moist, fluffy, and covered in creamy chocolate ganache — it’s a chocoholic’s dream!

Ingredients:

For Cake:

• Milk – 2 cups

• Vinegar – 2 tsp (to make buttermilk)

• All-purpose flour – 2 cups

• Cocoa powder – 1/2 cup

• Baking powder – 2 tsp

• Salt – a pinch

• Sugar – 2 cups (adjust to taste)

• Refined oil – 1/2 cup

For Chocolate Ganache:

• Dark chocolate – 2 cups

• Fresh cream – 1 cup

• Butter – 2 tsp

Sugar Syrup:

• Sugar – 4 tsp

• Water – 2 tsp

Method:

Cake Preparation:

1. In a bowl, mix milk and vinegar. Let it sit for 10 minutes — this becomes buttermilk.

2. In a large bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and sugar.

3. Add buttermilk and oil to the dry ingredients. Mix well until smooth.

4. Pour the batter into a greased mould.

   • For gas: Preheat a kadai with salt for 5–10 mins, place mould inside, bake for 40–45 mins.

   • For microwave: Preheat, then bake for 4–5 mins.

Chocolate Ganache:

1. Heat cream in a pan until small bubbles appear (don’t boil).

2. Turn off the flame and add dark chocolate. Mix until glossy.

3. Add butter and mix well. Let it chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

4. Whip the ganache with a beater until thick and creamy.

Assembly:

1. Once the cake is cooled, cut it into two layers.

2. Apply sugar syrup on both layers.

3. Spread ganache between the layers and all around the cake.

4. Decorate as desired and serve...