Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake
 

Ingredients
  • Butter 8 ounces
  • Caster sugar 7 ounces
  • Flour 6 ounces
  • Coco powder 2 ounces
  • Baking powder 2 tsp heaped
  • Vanilla essence 2 tsp
  • Eggs 4
  • Milk ½ cup
Method
  • Beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy add essence add in 1 egg at a time, alternating with sieved mixture of flour, coco and baking powder till 4 eggs have been added, fold in the remaining flour and coco with ½ cup milk. Line a 10 x 10 inch square pan with butter paper, pour the cake mixture, and bake for 40 minutes on 190 degrees. Remove and cool.
Ingredients for chocolate icing
  • Butter 6 ounces
  • Icing sugar 12 ounces
  • Coco powder 3 tbsp heaped
  • Hot water 3 tbsp
Method
  • Beat butter gradually adding in icing sugar and coco alternating with hot water, beat well, ice your cake with this icing, and decorate with chocolate decoration.

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