Chocolate Cake

200g flour
50g Chocolate Powder (Motha gives a better colour)
250g sugar
250g margarine (or butter)
5 eggs
1/4 cup of milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of Aappa Soda (Optional - to get a better color)
1 teaspoon Vanila essence


Sift together flour, baking powder,Aappa Soda and chocolate Powder.

Cream butter and sugar well. Then add eggs one by one and beat well until sugar desolves. (Using a beater).

Add Vanila Essence and mix well.

Add flour gradually in small quantities and mix well. Add Milk.

Bake at 180 degree C in a pre-heated oven for 25 – 35 minutes.

Butter Cake

250g flour
250g sugar
250g margarine (or butter)
5 eggs
1/4 cup of milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon Vanila essence


Sift together flour, baking powder.

Cream butter and sugar well. Then add eggs one by one and beat well until sugar desolves. (Using a beater).

Add Vanila Essence and mix well.

Add flour gradually in small quantities and mix well. Add Milk.

Bake at 180 degree C in a pre-heated oven for 25 – 35 minutes.

Chocolate Biscuit Pudding

2-3 packets of Marie biscuits
Milk to soa buscuits
250g icing sugar
250g margarine
3 eggs (seperated)
50-100g cocoa
2 tablespoons brandy (Optional)
Chopped cashew nuts (Optional)


Soak the biscuits in some hot milk.

Mix margarine and icing sugar till fluffy using a hand mixture. Add the egg yolks, one at a time. Add the sifted cocoa powder (first add 50g, then more depending on color).

Beat the 3 egg whites till stiff and add to the chocolate mixture. Add the brandy.

Arrange the pudding with alternate layers of the chocolate mixture and biscuits.

Add chopped cashew nuts on top

Chill before serving.