Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

1¾ cups of self-raising flour

1¼ cups of sugar (probably caster sugar)

½ teaspoon of bi-carb of soda

¼ teaspoon of salt

1/3 cup cocoa

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 cup milk

½ cup of butter or margarine, melted

2 eggs

Method

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl

Add vanilla and milk and beat

Add melted butter, then the eggs.

Bake in a moderate oven (180°C or 160°C for fan forced) for 20 to 30 minutes.

(RL: Not sure what sized tin – probably a greased 20cm one).

For icing

½ pound (225 grams) of icing sugar

1 dessertspoon of evaporated milk

2oz (56 grams) cocoa

3 tablespoons boiling water

Mix ingredients together.

Sprinkle cake with flour.

Apply icing with a spatula.

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Written by Anne O’Brien, with additional comments by Rob Landsberry, last updated 16 April 2024

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