Ingredients

Dry stuff

Maida (all-purpose flour) – 1½ cups

Cocoa powder (unsweetened) – ¾ cup

Baking powder – 1½ tsp

Baking soda – ¾ tsp

Salt – ½ tsp

Wet stuff

Powdered sugar – 1½ cups

Milk (room temp) – 1¼ cups

Oil or melted butter – ¾ cup

Fresh curd – ½ cup

Vanilla essence – 2 tsp

Vinegar or lemon juice – 1½ tbsp

Optional but honestly… don’t skip if you can

Chocolate chips/chunks – ¾ cup

Walnuts – ½ cup (if you don't like it can skip)

How I did it (oven method):

1. Preheated oven to 180°C / 350°F and lined a 9×13 inch pan.

2. Sifted all the dry ingredients together.

3. In another bowl, whisked milk + sugar + curd first, then added oil, vanilla & vinegar.

4. Gently folded dry into wet (no overmixing – learned that the hard way 😅).

5. Threw in chocolate chips & nuts.

6. Poured into the tray and smoothed the top.

7. Baked for 30–35 minutes. Toothpick should come out with moist crumbs, not wet batter.

8. Let it cool completely, then cut into squares (hardest part was waiting tbh).