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Easy chocolate cake recipe



Easy chocolate cake recipe from Yayapat

nut free kids can help ok to freeze
Category Cakes and biscuits recipes
Serves8
Prep time10 mins
Cook time25 - 30 mins

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Ingredients

55g (2oz) butter or margarine
115g(4oz) caster sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
170g (6oz) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp cocoa
1 egg
140g (5oz) milk or plain yoghurt
Few drops of vanilla essence
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

1. Melt butter, sugar and syrup gently - I use the microwave.
2. Sieve flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa.
3. Add the beaten egg and the melted stuff, then the milk, bicarb and vanilla mixed together. Don't overbeat.
4. Cook at 180C, no 4. 25-30 minutes.
5. Will make two smallish rounds,or a 8" square cake or a 'ring' - my favourite.
6. Ice when cool.

gransnetter Reviews

From: Yayapat on Thu 02-Jun-11 10:20:12 Overall rating: 0.0
Universally popular; remains moist and disappears very quickly!