Cakes - Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake

Not many people can resist the tempting allure of gooey delicious chocolate cake.
Well done! to those who have, LOL
But seriously it is a great treat (or threat depending on how you see it) despite all the kg that comes along with each bite.

I want to share this very old recipe. I'm not sure neither does my mum, the origins of the yummy cake.
I have been baking this for years and it was one of the first cakes I ever baked.

Chocolate Cake.

8 oz butter
8 oz soft brown sugar
8 oz self raising flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
1 tsp vanilla
2 oz cocoa powder (I used Meriah)
4 eggs
1/3 cup warm water (you can add a tsp of coffee if you want)

Method:
Sieve flour, baking and bicarbonate soda and cocoa together and put aside.
Cream butter and sugar, until pale and creamy.
Add in eggs one at a time.
Fold in dry ingredients bit by bit alternating with water until just combine.
Do not over mix.

Bake at 180 c for 30-40 mins. Keep checking as each oven is different.

Once cooled you can ice the cake.

Chocolate icing.
4 oz of icing sugar (please sieve first)
2 oz of cocoa powder
2 oz of soft butter
Milk just enough for the icing to be spreadable.