Eggless Cake with Mocha icing

Microwave chocolate cake topped with yummy mocha icing.

Serves 6

Ingredients
Sweetened condensed milk 1/2 tin
Milk 1/2 cup
Butter 1/2 cup (75 gms)
Powdered sugar 1 1/2 tbsp
Plain flour 1 cup (100 gms)
Cocoa powder 1/4 cup
Soda bicard 3/4 level tsp
Baking powder 3/4 level tsp
Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Mocha glaze icing
Cocoa powder 4 tbsp
Butter 2 tbsp softened
Instant coffee 1tsp
Icing sugar 1 cup sifted
Nuts 2-3 tbsp chopped (preferably walnuts)
Water 4 tbsp

To soak
Cola (like Coke) 1/4 cup

Get Cooking!
1. Sift the flour with cocoa powder, soda bicarb & baking powder. Keep aside.
2. Mix sugar and butter. Beat till very fluffy.
3. Add condensed milk and beat well.
4. Add the milk, vanilla essence, maida. Beat well for 3-4 minutes till the mixture is smooth and light.
5. Transfer to a big, greased deep dish of 9″ diameter.
6. Microwave for 5 minutes and let it cool.
7. Cut the cake into 2 and soak with cola drink.
8. For the icing, microwave 4 tbsp water in a bowl for 1 minute. Add coffee and mix. Add the cocoa & butter, mix well. Return to microwave and microwave at 70% power for 1 minute or till butter melts. Gradually add the sifted icing sugar. Mix well.
9. Glaze the cake with the icing, making peaks with the spoon. Decorate with the nuts.
10. Refrigerate until glaze is set.

Tips
Serve with ice cream
I found that the butter melts without microwaving when making the icing. Less work   I used chopped almonds which worked well enough

Stick a tooth pick/knife and see if it comes clean after cooking the cake, if not microwave for a few more minutes till it does.