Tabliya Cake with Tabliya Fudge Frosting

recipe is taken from FLAVORS Magazine, Vol.10, No.105 (page29)

A Delicious chocolate cake that makes full use of tabliya (also spelled tablea or tableya), a local chocolate made from cacao, as whipped up by talented Davao-based pastry chef - Erwina Maramba

For the Cake:
1 cup hot water
120 grams unsweetened tabliya chocolate, grated
1-1/3 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
3/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
3/4 cup salted butter
1-1/4 cups white sugar
3 large eggs

1.)preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. line 8x8x2 inch square pan or 8inch round pan with baking paper

2.)pour hot water and grated chocolate into a bowl. Whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth. let it cool.

3.)sift together flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt. set aside.

*and i was stupid enough to include the sugar in the sifitng coz it's a mind set of mine to sift all together the dry ingredients
4.)cream together butter and sugar. add eggs, one at a time. beat well. alternatively, add the sifted dry ingredients and the melted chocolate, starting and ending with the flour mixture.

*so i creamed only the butter and added the eggs. i kinda messed up with the mixing of the prepared dry and wet ingredients. what i did was alternately added the butter&egg mixture and the melted chocolate mixture to the dry ingredients. but it was still good though.

4.)pour into prepared pan, bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes. let cool.

*i did mine for 30 minutes in an oven toaster 200 degrees Celcius

for the fudge frosting:
3/4 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup condensed milk
1/4 cup all purpose cream
60 grams unsweetened tabliya chocolate grated
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp instant coffee
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract

1.)in a wok, combine all ingredients, except butter and vanilla extract. cook mixture over medium heat and stir until consistency is good for spreading.

*you can combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan and wait for the cake to be done before doing this, coz the fudge frosting takes 10-15 minutes only to make (while waiting for the cake to cool)

2.)switch off heat and add butter and vanilla extract. spread immediately over the cooled cake

 what i love about this cake is, it might look so sinful -- but it's not very sweet, suits me and my not-so-into-sweets tastebuds. i love the moist texture and the bittersweet taste! im so proud of myself for baking my first cake...all by myself!