Egg less , Dairy free Black Forest Cake

Ingredients.......................................

1. Plain flour- 240gms
2. Cocoa unsweetened- 40gm
3. Baking powder-1tbsp
4. Baking soda (soda bicarb)- 1/2tbsp
5. Vegetable oil- 60gms
6. Vanilla essence- 2tbsp
7. Coke or Thums Up- 100ml
8. Caster sugar- 100gm
9. Frosting- 1cup
10. Cherry glazed- 10-15
11. Sugar syrup- 50 ml
12. Dairy free chocolate crushed- 8tbsp

Method........................

• Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa all together 2 to 3 times.Keep aside.

•  Now add the vegetable oil, vanilla essence, sugar and beat well till smooth.  In between, add water/soy milk as required if the butter begins to get too stiff. [Stir the mixture in one direction only all the while. This will  incorporate more air and make the cake lighter].

• Once all the flour is used up, beat the batter as above till light (5-7 minutes). Add the coke or Thums Up and mix gently till smooth.

• Pour into a greased cake tin. you can use wax paper , Do not smooth with a spoon etc. If the consistency is right this will not be needed.

• Pre-heat over to 200o c. Place tin inside. Bake at 175o c for 5-7 minutes and 150o c till done. (35 to 40 minutes).
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• Poke with a skewer and check. Cool a little. Invert on wire rack. Cool completely before doing icing if any. Now divide carefully cack with sharp knife.
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• Now take a cake silver base and place 1st half cake on it and sprinkle sugar syrup on cake (you can use juice or rum as well for sprinkle and making moist), now apply frosting, sprinkle some cherry diced, 
• now put rest half cake and sprinkle sugar syrup, cover whole cake from frosting, add chocolate cursed and decorated according to yourself  Or serve warm with tea.