Eggless Granny's Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate n Almond Glaze !!!

Eggless chocolate cake is rich, moist and dense with a drizzle of chocolate glaze with toasted almonds.  Perfect for birthday's.  Chocolate lovers everywhere will rejoice upon first sight and bite.  It is heavenly !!! 

Ingredients :

1. All purpose flour - 200 gms
2. Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1/2 cup
3. Baking powder - 2 tsp
4. Baking soda - 1 tsp
5. Condensed milk - 1 tin (395 gms)
6. Unsalted butter, melted - 100 gms
7. Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
8. Water - 150ml

For Chocolate Glaze :

1. Semi-sweet chocolate - 180 gms
2. Butter - 50 gms
3. Honey - 2 tbsp 
4. Sliced almonds, toasted - 1/2 cup

Method :

1.  Preheat the oven to 150 C.  Grease and line up the baking pan with a parchment paper.

2.  Sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.  

3.  In a large bowl, combine together condensed milk, melted butter, vanilla extract and water.  

4.  Stir in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well until just combined.

5.  Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake it for 45 mins or until the tooth pick inserted comes out clean.  Allow it to cool completely.

6.  For the chocolate glaze :  Melt the chocolate, butter and honey over the simmering water.  Allow them to cool little bit and glaze them over the chocolate cake.   Sprinkle the toasted almonds and press them slightly inside the chocolate glaze.  

Happy baking :)