Chocolate Cake - Malaysian style :) - Kek Coklat

I have a lot of Chocolate Cake recipes, including from Mum's blue recipe book. But this one I get from HaSue blog, said to be originated from Chef Zubaidah recipe is really good and easy. If you live in Malaysia or Indonesia, this recipe is easy for you because one of the ingredient is Condensed Milk. It's not easily available in other country though (can be quite pricey to get one). In Japan, condensed milk usually being sold in tube, to be eaten with bread or strawberry. Not much variety compare to condensed milk sold in Malaysia.

Condensed milk sold in Japan. Isn't it cute? (^o^) ( picture Google d)

If you can get condensed milk, try this recipe. Original recipe call for the cake to be steamed. I tried both, steamed and baked, I prefer baked version. No electric mixer required for the cake.

I put my super multipurpose chocolate filling in between the cake at photo below .. (^o^) enough to satisfy my sweet craving.

Chocolate Cake 

Ingredients

A:

100 grams Cocoa powder

200 grams Sugar

1 can (400 grams) evaporated milk / Full cream milk

200 grams vegetable cooking oil

250 gram Condensed milk

B:

4 eggs - whisk with fork to lightly foam

C: 

150 grams all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

Methods

1. Grease and line a 9x9 inches square cake pan with baking paper.
2. If you choose to bake in oven, preheat oven to 180°C. If you want to steam it, setup the steamer with boiled water.
3. Combine A in a sauce-pot, slowly stir with low heat until combined and sugar dissolved. Remove from heat to cool. Do not heat until boiled.
4. Let the mixture cool to room temperature. Add whisked eggs.
5. Add sifted C gradually until combined.
6. Pour in cake pan and bake for 45 minutes.

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This cake is good to be eaten by itself but for my son's birthday last June, I baked this chocolate cake and layered with orange Krimwell frosting and frosted the top with Chocolate ganache. Chocolate cake with twist of orange flavored cream balanced the milky chocolate sweetness.

 I had very little time to prepare this at night, hence the simple deco with M&Ms. Chocolate ganache frosting wasn't so smooth though. I'm not good in frosting yet... shaky hands..(^o^;) Still, kids love this cake, M&Ms stolen their view and they don't seem to care about the frosting flaws...

Krimwell Frosting 

Original recipe  from NinaMirza

Ingredients

250 grams Krimwell ( you can buy this from bakery shop)

icing sugar 

1 tablespoon orange Sunquick  or squeezed juice from half Orange - optional or you can use any flavor

Methods

1. Beat Krimwell with electric mixer-medium speed for 1 minute.
2. Gradually add icing sugar to desirable sweetness. I think  I had put around 3 tablespoon icing sugar.
3. Continue beating until light and fluffy. Add Sunquick or squeeze orange juice to taste.
4. Layer cake with Krimwell frosting. 

Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients

250 grams cooking chocolate

200 gram UHT Whipping cream

20 grams butter

Methods

1. Cut cooking chocolate into medium-small chuck; set aside.
2. Place whip cream in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat.
3. Pour cooking chocolate and stir until combined. 
4. Add butter and stir until smooth. Let cool slightly before using.

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