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How to make a chocolate cake for a noob

I am not a good cook. In fact i don't cook so much so regularly. Thanks to Movement Control Order, many noob people like me try to experiment with cooking and baking.

I never thought that i can make a whole cake. So i thought to share it with the zero-confident newbies who have the gut to one day try it :)
I try to make it simple with the step by step homemade 'noobie style'.

Easy Recipe
For the cake
-2/3 cup fresh/UHT/evaporated milk
-1/3 cup cooking/vegetable oil
-1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
-1/4 cup cocoa powder 
-2 eggs
-2/3 cup granulated sugar
-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
-1/3 tsp soda bicarbonate 
-1/3 tsp baking powder

Now, don't be put off with the ingredients list. I knew how it felt. You sure can go through this.

Mix 1: purpose flour + baking powder + soda bicarbonate = put aside for a while in a bowl.
Mix 2: pour fresh milk + cocoa powder + cooking oil + condensed milk = stir until well mixed on a saucepan with slow fire.
Mix 3: beat the eggs until fluffy then pour Mix 2 (chocolate mixture) and continue stir it with your whisk.
Then put sugar in Mix 3 + Mix 1 (flour mixture) = all together beat it well.

As a newbie, you just have to trust your instinct in mixing the ingredients. I always taste a bit with my lady finger from a teaspoon after mixing it.
Perhaps not a good habit. But at least i know what i am dealing with, gradually i gain confident that i'm going the correct way.
I can control the sweetness of the mixture. You know, sometimes you can sense the lack of some of your ingredients. 
Now, prepare a baking pan to steam the chocolate batter. I use steamer on a stove. So when i see my water boiled, i put the pan inside the steamer. 20 minutes, medium heat. 
To know that the cake is fully cooked, i usually test the middle by inserting a fork and making sure it comes out clean and batter free. 

For the topping (also chocolate)
-1/2 cup fresh/UHT/evaporated milk
-300g milk/dark chocolate compound
-1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
-2 tbsp butter

Pour fresh milk + chocolate compound + condensed milk + butter = stir over low heat till thicken and smooth.
Let it cold for a while and then you can top it on your cake.

Tada! You make a whole chocolate cake.
Pat on your shoulder my friend, you deserve it with a big smile :)

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