Whole Wheat Chocolate Coffee Cake

In a small bowl add the coffee powder and 2-3 tsp warm water or milk, stir well and keep aside.

In a mixing bowl take the curd, stir and make it smooth. Add the baking soda, mix well and set aside while you make the other ingredients ready. Take the chocolate chips and mix with 1/2 tsp flour and set aside.

Seive the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder in a mixing bowl, mix well and set aside.

Add sugar and milk to the curd and whisk till the sugar is melted. Add the melted coffee, vanilla essence, oil and stir well.

Add in the flour mix and fold gently and make a smooth batter without lumps. Add the chocolate chips and stir gently.

Grease a cake pan. Preheat oven to 180 degree centigrade for 10 mins.

Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake the cake for 35-40 mins. Start checking from 35 mins. A tooth pick inserted should come out clean. Remove it from the oven, let it stand for about 5 mins, invert it and let it cool down completely.

While the cake is baking make the chocolate frosting. Take the cream and chocolate chips in a sauce pan and heat it.

When chocolate starts to melt switch off the flame. Add the cocoa powder and mix well till everything is combined well and smooth. Set aside. Your frosting is ready.

Now take the cake spread the sugar syrup over the cake. Now evenly spread the frosting all over the cake with the help of a stapula or knife and finally dust the cocoa powder over the cake. Cut and serve.