Chocolate Macaroons Cake
Ingredients
- Eggs 4
- Flour 2 cups
- Cold water ¾ cup
- Shortening ½ cup
- Cream ½ cup
- Sugar 1 ¾ cup
- Soda by carb 1 tsp
- Lemon juice 1 tbsp
- Salt ½ tsp
- Coco powder 4 tbsp heaped
- Vanilla essence 1 ½ tsp
Ingredients for coconut macrons fillings
- Egg white 1
- Flaked coconut 1 cup
- Sugar ¼ cup
- Vanilla essence 1 tsp
- Flour 1 tbsp
- Icing sugar sifted 1 ½ cup
- Butter 1 tsp
- Vanilla essence ½ tsp
- Coco powder 2 tbsp
- Milk 2 to 3 tbsp as required
Method for Filling
- In a small bowl beat 1 egg white until soft peaks formed, gradually add ¼ cup sugar, beat until stiff peaks formed, fold in 1 cup coconut, 1 tbsp flour and 1 tsp vanilla essence, mix well, keep aside.
- Method for Cake , In a large bowl combine 2 cups flour, 1 ¾ cup sugar, 4 tbsp cocoa powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp soda by carb, 1 ½ tsp vanilla essence, ¾ cup cold water, ½ cup shortening, ½ cup cream, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 4 eggs and beat at low speed until moistened, then beat for 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into greased and floured 10 inches bundit pan, now drops tsp full of the coconut macrons over the chocolate batter, bake on 180 degree C for 1 hour, until cake done. Cool in a pan for 10 to 15 minutes, remove on wire rack top with chocolate glaze.
- Method for Chocolate Glazed
In a small bowl mix together 1 ½ cup sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 tsp butter, add ½ tsp vanilla essence. Also add 2 to 3 tbsp milk gradually to get the desired consistency, stir until smooth.
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