Milk chocolate cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- If extra time needed keep adding 5 mins each time and leave to cool for 1 hour
- Easy
- Serves 12
Ingredients
- 200g (7oz). Self raising flour
- 225g (8oz). Caster sugar
- 1x2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) spoon salt
- 25g (1oz) cocoa powder, sieved
- 100g (4oz) maragarine
- 2 medium eggs
- 5x15ml (5tbsp) evaporated milk
- 5x15ml (5tbsp) water
- Few drops of vanilla essence
Topping: Milk chocolate icing
- 60g (2 1/2oz) margarine
- 1x15ml (1tbsp) cocoa powder
- 250g (9oz) sieved icing sugar
- 3x15ml (3tbsp) hot milk
- 1x5ml (1tsp) vanilla essence
Method
- STEP 1Heat oven to 180 degrees C, 350 degrees F, gas Mark 4. Grease 2x20.5cm (8inch) tins, not loose-bottomed as the mixture would run out
- STEP 2Mix flour,sugar,salt and cocoa powder together.
- STEP 3Rub in margarine to all the dry ingredients. Beat eggs with milk
- STEP 4Stir in egg mixture,essence and liquids into the dry ingredients and beat well
- STEP 5Place mixture in prepared tins and bake for about 30-35 minutes
- STEP 6Leave to stand for 1 hour when cool sandwich together and top of with a milk chocolate icing
- STEP 7Topping: melt margarine, blending in cocoa then stir in icing sugar, milk and essence
- STEP 8Beat until smooth and thick. Then apply to the top of the cake or put it in the middle to stick them together
