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There are friends with whom I have spent so much time at different points of time in my life..of whom I think about everyday..with whom I have made wonderful memories with ...But now who exist only on my friend list online. Separated by miles and the different routes our lives took..I often wonder how life is at your end as I see your pictures and updates online. How we used to dream away our days in anticipation of the days to come..discuss the small and big things in life..like the new shoes and the big job move..Then we moved away first physically to different places and then emotionally, gradually. A missed call here..an unresponded message there... I am still not sure if this is the end to our friendship and if ,we will ever be able to relive the same friendship again. But should I bump into you one sunny afternoon someday, this is the cake I will bake for you and hope to share a spontaneous conversation and a joyous laugh over a coffee again...
Ingredients
Dates chopped fine-200gm
Water- 2/3 cup
Strong coffee powder-2 tsp
Baking soda- 1 tsp
AP flour-2 cups
Cocoa powder- 1/2cup
Sugar- 1cup
salt-1/4tsp
Baking powder- 2 tsp
Butter softened-1/2 cup
Eggs- 1
Sour cream or plain yogurt-1/2 cup
Espresso Glaze
Icing sugar-1cup
Coffee granules-2 tsp
Fresh cream- 2tsp
Vanilla essence-1/2tsp
Process
Preheat the oven to 180 degree and grease a nine inch cake pan.
Boil 2/3 cup water and coffee powder and then dates to it. Cook for two minutes and take it off the heat.
Once cooled, sprinkle baking soda over the cooked dates.
Sift AP flour+baking powder+salt+cocoa powder together and keep aside.
Beat the egg into the butter followed by sour cream or yoghurt.Add the dates and coffee and mix well.Gradually add the flour mix and combine gently.
Pour the cake mix in the greased pan and bake for fifty minutes or till an inserted fork comes out clean..
For the espresso glaze, beat the sugar and coffee very well. Add cream or a spoon of milk if the glaze is not of the dropping consistency and adjust accordingly.Add a half spoon of vanilla essence to support the coffee flavour in the glaze.
Pour the glaze over the cooled cake. Enjoy!!!
Ingredients
Dates chopped fine-200gm
Water- 2/3 cup
Strong coffee powder-2 tsp
Baking soda- 1 tsp
AP flour-2 cups
Cocoa powder- 1/2cup
Sugar- 1cup
salt-1/4tsp
Baking powder- 2 tsp
Butter softened-1/2 cup
Eggs- 1
Sour cream or plain yogurt-1/2 cup
Espresso Glaze
Icing sugar-1cup
Coffee granules-2 tsp
Fresh cream- 2tsp
Vanilla essence-1/2tsp
Process
Preheat the oven to 180 degree and grease a nine inch cake pan.
Boil 2/3 cup water and coffee powder and then dates to it. Cook for two minutes and take it off the heat.
Once cooled, sprinkle baking soda over the cooked dates.
Sift AP flour+baking powder+salt+cocoa powder together and keep aside.
Beat the egg into the butter followed by sour cream or yoghurt.Add the dates and coffee and mix well.Gradually add the flour mix and combine gently.
Pour the cake mix in the greased pan and bake for fifty minutes or till an inserted fork comes out clean..
For the espresso glaze, beat the sugar and coffee very well. Add cream or a spoon of milk if the glaze is not of the dropping consistency and adjust accordingly.Add a half spoon of vanilla essence to support the coffee flavour in the glaze.
Pour the glaze over the cooled cake. Enjoy!!!
