Eggless Chocolate cake with Mocha Icing aka Chocolate Muffins! :)

It's Feb. 21. Mummy's bday. And we got thinking. Why not home-made cake this time?
And I began searching for recipes. All thanks to http://www.divyascookbook.com/, we have this extremely delicious, finger-licking good chocolate cake. The same recipe, if microwaved for 10 min, instead of 8 gives you awesome chocolate muffins!

Here goes:
Eggless Chocolate cake with Mocha Icing
Ingredients
1. Maida/Flour-1 cup
2. Milkmaid - 1/2 tin
3. Milk - 1/2 cup
4. Butter - 1/2 cup
5. Powdered sugar - 1 1/2 tbsp
6. Cocoa powder - 1/4 cup
7. Baking soda - 3/4 tsp
8. Baking powder - 3/4 tsp
9. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp


For the Mocha Glaze Icing
1. Cocoa powder - 4 tbsp
2. Softened butter - 4 tbsp
3. Coffee - 1 tsp
4. Icing sugar - 1 cup-sifted
5. Walnuts/Cashew/Badam - 2-3 tbsp,crushed
6. 1 packet jems

Method
For the Cake
1. Sift maida with cocoa powder,baking soda and baking powder-keep aside.
2. Mix sugar and butter,beat till fluffy.
3. Add milkmaid,beat well.
4. Add milk,vanilla essence and maida.
5. Beat well for 3-4 minutes till the mixture is smooth and light.
6. Transfer to a greased baking dish.
7. Microwave on 80% power for 8 minutes.
8. Let it cool.


For the Icing
1. Microwave 4 tbsp water in a bowl for 1 minute.
2. Add coffee,cocoa and butter to it and mix well.
3. Gradually add the sifted icing sugar,mix well.
4. Glaze the cake with the icing and garnish with crushed dry fruits. Place a few gems over the cake and stick some crushed nuts on the sides.
5. Refrigerate till the icing is set.