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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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a few years ago my son wanted a chocolatecake for his birthday, so in the weeks ahead I tried several recipes, and this one was the winner :) I even make it for friends for birthdays, so I reckon that's a good sign. The recipe comes from a childrens cookbook and is easy to make. book: Alison Holst's Step by Step cooking for beginners of all ages. Ingredients:
125 g butter |
1/2 cup golden syrup |
2 large eggs |
1 1/2 cups milk |
2 cups standard flour |
1/4 cup cocoa powder |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
chocolate icing |
2 tablespoons butter |
1 tablespoon cocoa powder |
2 tablespoons water |
1 1/2 cups icing sugar |
Directions:
1. melt the butter in a pot. measure syrup and mix with the butter.
2. put eggs, milk and sugar in a large bowl and beat well with an egg beater.
3. sift the flour, cocoa baking powder and soda into the bowl. beat to mix.
4. add the melted butter and syrup and beat again. pour into the tin.
5. a 23 cm round cake tin.
6. bake the cake for 40 minutes at 180° in a preheated oven,or until a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean. ( when I bake it I need it to be in the oven for about 1 hour).
7. cool cake on rack.
8. if you like cut cake in half, fill with whipped cream.
9. for icing, warm the butter, cocoa and water together until butter melts.
10. take off heat. sift in icing sugar. mix until smooth. spread on cake.
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