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Dee's easy peasy chocolate cake recipe
Dee's easy peasy chocolate cake recipe from Dee |
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Ingredients125 g (4oz) self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder 125g (4oz) caster sugar 125g (4oz) soft margarine 2 large/3 small eggs 25g (1oz) cocoa powder 1 tsp instant coffee powder 3 tbsp very hot water For the icing: 100g (4oz) icing sugar 25g (1oz) cocoa powder 50g (2oz) butter or margarine 3 tbsp water 75g (3oz) granulated sugar |
Handy HintI use non-stick sandwich tins and line them with baking parchment. Don't worry if the icing appears to crack as it cools in the bowl, just beat it up again before you use it |
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Method1. Set the oven to gas 4/ 180C/ 350F. Grease 2 18-20cm /7-8in sandwich tins.2. Sift the flour & baking powder into a large mixing bowl. 3. Add sugar, margarine and eggs. 4. Mix the cocoa & coffee powder to a smooth paste with water just off the boil and add to the bowl. 5. If using an electric mixer, start one the lowest speed. 6. Begin to mix the ingredients and as soon as they start to blend, increase the speed and beat at top speed for 1 minute only. 7. Divide the mixture between the 2 sandwich tins and smooth the tops. 8. Bake for 25-30 mins until the tops of the cakes are firm. 9. Turn out on to wire trays and leave to cool. 10. Sift the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl 11. Put the remaining ingredients into a small saucepan and heat gently, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. 12. Bring to the boil & immediately pour into the bowl of sugar and cocoa, stirring to a smooth, thin cream. 13. Leave to cool until the cake is ready to be iced, the mixture will thicken as it cools. 14. When the cakes are cool, use half the icing mixture to sandwich the 2 cakes together & spread the remaining icing over the top. | |||||||||||||||||||
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