Simple Chocolate cake

       

          Oh man.... how did I end up being so busy??? I don't work full time, I have some help at home and yet I hardly find any time for activities other than routine. This cake was my second baking experiment and 1st chocolate cake ( I made it in November 2013 and I am posting it now at the end of Feb 2014). Although I am a beginner at baking, this turned out very good. I am casual with my measurements. By that I mean that I usually go by unmeasured ingredients while cooking, and also while baking I tend to divert a little from exact measurements. Hence if my cake turns out well, I believe anyone can bake :-)

Recipe:
Ingredients:

All-purpose flour/ Maida: 1 3/4 cups

Cocoa powder(I used Cadbury's): 3/4 cup

Sugar (granulated): 1 1/2 cups

Baking powder: 1 1/2 tsp

Baking soda: 1 1/2 tsp

Salt: a pinch

Eggs: 2  

Black coffee:1 cup 

Milk: 1 cup 

Vegetable oil:1/2 cup 

Vanilla Extract: 1 1/2 teaspoons 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Apply butter and dust flour on the cake pan. 

2. In a bowl whisk together  all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar,cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt).

3. In another bowl, whisk together wet ingredients(eggs, black coffee, milk, oil, and vanilla extract). 
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk, until combined. Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. 

5.Remove from oven and let cool before serving.