Whole-Wheat Chocolate Orange Cake

Guilt free – Kid friendly – Eggless – A no fail recipe. I found this recipe tucked away in a piece of paper in my Mom’s recipe book. The original recipe had plain flour/maida which I replaced with Whole-wheat flour. The citrusy aroma that filled my kitchen was literally magical! Was baking this for my toddler’s playdate and yes they did enjoy it thoroughly 🙂

Time – 30 Minutes preparation time + 35 Minutes baking time

Ingredients

1. Whole-wheat flour/Aata – 1 1/2 cups
2. Cocoa powder -3/4th cup
3. Powdered Brown Sugar – 1 1/2 cups
4. Baking Powder – 1 tsp
5. Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
6. Hung curd – 1 cup
7. Flavourless Oil – 3/4th cup
8. Milk – 1/2 cup
9. Orange rinds(store bought) – 1 tbsp
10. Orange/Vanila essence – 1 tsp

Method

1. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and set aside
2. In a bowl beat oil, sugar, essence and curd
3. Next add the dry ingredients(1) and fold.
4. Now add the milk and orange rinds and fold again. Save a few rinds for sprinkling on the top
5. Line cake tin and pour the batter and sprinkle the rinds
6. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C and bake for 35-40 mins