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Eggless Gulkand Cake

Ingredients
  

Ingredeints

  • Flour/ Maida-1 1/2 cups
  • Baking Powder-3/4 tsp
  • Baking Soda-1/4 tsp
  • Salt-1/2 tsp
  • Unsalted Butter-1/3 cup
  • Sugar-1/3 cup
  • Gulkand / Rose petal Jam - 1/3 cup
  • Curd-1/3 cup
  • Sour Cream-2/3 cup
  • Rose Essence-1/4 tsp
  • Pink Food Colour - a few drops

Dark Chocolate Ganache Frosting

  • Dark Chocolate-400 gm
  • Amul Low Fat Cream-200 ml

Instructions
 

Eggless Gulkand Cake

  • Preheat oven to 175°C.
  • Grease and dust two 7" round pans.
  • In a bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • In another bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
  • Add in the gulkand and rose essence and beat until incorporated.
  • Now add the cream, food colour and curd and mix well.
  • Add the flour mixture and gently fold it with a spoon or spatula until incorporated.
  • Divide the mixture between two pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
  • Place on wire rack and allow it to cool for 10 minutes.
  • Now flip the cakes on the wire rack and allow it to cool completely.

Dark Chocolate Ganache Frosting

  • 1. Chop room temperature chocolate into small pieces and place it in a bowl.
  • 2. Bring cream to boil on medium flame.
  • 3. When it starts boiling, remove from flame and pour it over the chocolate.
  • 4. After some time, start whisking with a spoon.
  • 5. The chocolate mixture gradually turns brown.
  • 6. When it completely melt and shiny, it is ready.
  • 7. Cover and set in fridge to cool for atleast 6 hours.
  • 8. With a spatula, you will be able to frost a cake..

Arranging The Cake

  • Place one cake on the serving plate and apply a layer of the ganache.
  • Place the other cake on top and cover the whole cake with the ganache.
  • Using a spatula, level the ganache. Placing the cake on a turn table will make the frosting part easier.
  • Keep on rotating the turntable with one hand while using the other hand to level the sides.
  • Make sure that the top and sides are perfect.
  • Place the lace around the cake and decorate the cake with sugar beads.