Eggless Black Forest Cake With Bajri (Pearl Millet) Sponge is a variation of the regular sandwiched Black Forest Cake with no refined flour, no eggs, no butter. The sponge is made with the healthy whole wheat flour and pearl millet flour (bajri) . The layers of the cake are soaked in the cherry syrup and sandwiched with fresh whipped cream and pieces of fresh cherries or tinned cherries and chocolate shavings. Once the layers are stacked, the entire cake is frosted with the whipped cream and decorated with chocolate curls or shaving and cherries. Cut the chilled black forest cake into pieces and enjoy it!! It is healthy and tastes divine!!
I had made black forest cake for the order for one of my regular clients. I had some whipped cream , cherry syrup , cherries and chocolate shavings left after making the cake.
My husband and son said that we also feel like eating the black forest cake. So the chef in me thought of cheating them by baking a healthy base and assemble the cake and present them the cake for dessert. I made the sponge using whole wheat flour, pearl millet flour (bajri), oil ,milk and yogurt. The sponge came our super soft and is chocolate flavor with the cocoa powder in it.
I assembled the cake with whipped cream, cherry syrup, cherry and chocolate shavings. The cake was then left to set.
When I cut the cake for the dessert and served them, they enjoyed every bite to the fullest and cannot make out the cake is made with wheat flour or bajri flour.. They were happy and I was happy too….
Other cake recipes on the blog:
Eggless Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Eggless Date, Almond, Walnut Cake With Ginger Buttercream Icing
Eggless Chocolate Truffle Cake
So friends do try this yummy recipe and share your feedback with me.
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Eggless Black Forest Cake With Bajri (Pearl Millet) Sponge
Equipment
- bowl x 2
- sift
- big mixing bowl
- spatula
- spoon
- electric beater
- small pot
- brush
- offset spatula
- piping bag
- nozzle of your choice
- baking tin of your choice
- wire rack
Ingredients
To make chocolate Bajri cake (sponge)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup bajri flour pearl millet
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup sugar I had used raw sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup thick yogurt I had used homemade yogurt or curd. The yogurt should not be sour
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 cup olive oil or any flavorless oil
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 tsp honey
Cherry syrup
- 1 cup water I had used canned cherry and drained them and used the water from it
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 slice lemon
- 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
- 5 cherry chopped (I had used the canned cherries)
whipped cream
- 1.5 cup heavy cream
- 1.5 tbsp icing sugar sifted
- 1/2 tbsp corn flour
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Assembling cake
- 8 canned cherry finely chopped
- 6 cherry for decoration
- 1 cup chocolate shavings I had used dark chocolate and milk chocolate shavings
Instructions
To make chocolate Bajri cake (sponge)
- Get ready with the wet ingredients : In a big mixing bowl add milk, thick curd, oil, vanilla essence, and honey.
- Mix everything together with a whisk. Mix till light and fluffy.
- Add the sugar.
- Mix well till the sugar dissolves and keep aside.
- Dry ingredients : Sift for 3-4 times whole wheat flour, bajri flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients in two batches in the prepared wet ingredients and mix very gently till the everything is mixed well and lump free. Do not over mix it.
- Pour the prepared cake batter into the greased and dusted cake tin. ( I had used 8"x8" square tin). Tap the tin for 3-4 times on the kitchen counter. This will help to remove any extra bubble.
- Bake in the pre heated oven @ 180 C for 40 -45 minutes or till the inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Remove the tin from the oven. Run knife through the edges of the tin and unmould the cake on the wire rack. Let it cool.
- Cut into pieces and enjoy as a tea time cake or pack it as a treat for your kids lunch boxes. The cake can be refrigerated for 4-5 days in an air tight container.( I had cut cake into 6"x6" for assembling and decoration. So these pieces are from the cut out pieces).
Cherry syrup
- Heat water in a pot. (I had used canned cherries and had drained the cherries and used the reserved water from it.If using canned cherry liquid, the cherry syrup would be dark in colour. This pic is from the cherry syrup that I make using regular water). Add chopped cherries( I had used the canned cherries), sugar, lemon slice and cinnamon stick to it.
- Bring the water to boil and let it boil for 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Cover and keep aside.
whipped cream
- Keep the bowl in which the cream is to be whipped and the electric beater blades in the freezer for a minimum of two hours. I had kept it overnight. This will keep the cream cool while whipping and it will not curdle. In a chilled bowl, add the chilled heavy cream.
- Whip it for 4-5 minutes on low speed. The cream will start getting thicker.
- Add vanilla essence to it and mix.
- Add icing sugar to it.
- Beat on slow speed for a minute till the sugar mixes. Beat for 4-5 minutes on on low speed till the mixture thickens and form stiff peaks. It will take around 3 minutes. Do not over whip the cream. Stop whipping immediately after the stiff peaks are formed. Over beating will result in the formation of butter and the cream will start curdling. The
- Smoothen with a spatula in the bowl. Cover and let it refrigerate for couple of hours or a minimum of 30 minutes.
Assembling cake
- Add some whipped cream to the cake board or the plate in which cake needs to be assembled. This will help the cake to stick to it and will not slide.
- Cut the cake sponge into halves with a help of a serrated knife. Take the top uneven surface of the cake and invert it on the plate. Brush and soak the cake with the prepared cherry syrup. If you do not have brush then spread the syrup on the cake sponge with a spoon.
- Put the whipped cream in a piping bag fitted with nozzle. Pipe the whipped cream in line as shown on the soaked sponge. Add 2-3 chopped cherry pieces and sprinkle a tbsp of chocolate shavings. (I forgot to take the pic of it).
- Sandwich the cake with the inverted bottom layer of the sponge. The smooth surface of the cake should be at the top. Brush and soak the layer with cherry syrup.
- Pipe again the whipped cream on it as above and on the sides of the cake. Smoothen the cake with an offset spatula and remove excess cream if any. (The surface does not need to be smooth and perfect as we are going to sprinkle the chocolate shavings on it).
- Cover the cake with the chocolate shavings.
- Pipe some rounds on the top surface and decorate with cherries. Refrigerate the cake for minimum of 1 hour to set and use. Keep it refrigerated. Remove 5 minutes out of the refrigerator before serving.
- Cut the cake with a sharp knife and serve the yummy dessert and enjoy!! (The cake looks so soft and moist).
Thanks For Sharing this Amazing Recipe. My Family Loved It. I will be sharing this Recipe with my Friends. Hope They will like it.
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Thank you so much for trying out the recipe and I am so glad that your family loved it. It is good to have less refined flour as whenever possible. Hope your friends like the recipe too. Happy cooking!!