Never Fail Chocolate Cake
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Recipe type: Cakes
Cuisine: Baking
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Serves: 12
 
Never Fail Chocolate cake is a light, moist cake that is easy to prepare. Guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa, sifted
  • 1 cup self raising flour, sifted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Three quarters cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • Vanilla essence
  • Icing:
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon cocoa, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon butter, softened
  • vanilla essence
  • boiling water
  • moist sweetened coconut
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180 °C (355 degrees F). Grease and line a 22 cm ring pan (9 inch).
  2. Combine dry ingredients in bowl. Make a well in the centre and add milk, eggs, butter and vanilla.
  3. Mix on low speed until just combined. Increase speed and beat well for 3 minutes or until changed in colour.
  4. Pour into prepared tin and bake for 30 -40 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Place tin on wire rack to cool. Spread cold cake with icing.
  5. Icing:
  6. Sift icing and cocoa together. Add butter and essence. Add boiling water a teaspoon at a time until it is at a spreading consistency. Spread cake with icing and sprinkle coconut on top to decorate.
Recipe by A Spoonful of Sugar at https://aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com/never-fail-chocolate-cake/