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Easy chocolate cake recipe



Easy chocolate cake recipe from dolphin

nut free ok to freeze
Category Cakes and biscuits recipes
Serves8 slices
Prep time10 mins
Cook time25 mins

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Ingredients

For the cake:
1 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp hot water
115g (4oz) self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
115g (4oz) caster sugar
115g (4oz) soft margarine
2 large eggs

For the chocolate frosting:
85g (3oz) icing sugar
30g (1oz) cocoa powder
40g (1½oz) butter
55g (2oz) caster sugar
2 tbsp water

Handy Hint

To make larger cakes, increase the amounts of all the ingredients proportionately – I usually use 8oz flour/sugar/soft margarine, 1½ teaspoons of baking powder and 4 eggs etc and for the frosting - 6oz icing sugar/2oz cocoa to 3oz butter, 4oz caster sugar and 4 Ts water. Bake in 8 inch tins – or, with 7in tins, the cakes will just be deeper!

Method

1. Grease and line 2 x 7 inch baking tins and heat oven to 180º C (gas Mark 4).
2. Put cocoa powder into a basin and mix into a paste with the hot water.
3. Put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix until a smooth blend.
4. Divide equally between the baking tins and bake for 25- 30 mins.
5. Turn out to cool on a wire rack.

For the frosting:
6. Sift icing sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl.
7. Heat the butter, sugar and water in a saucepan until boiling, pour over the icing sugar/cocoa and stir in. Leave to cool slightly before spreading between the layers of cake and on top. Enjoy!

gransnetter Reviews

From: dolphin on Wed 01-Jun-11 22:20:02 Overall rating: 0.0