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
Preheat oven to 180 °C (355 degrees F). Grease and line a 22 cm ring pan (9 inch).
Combine dry ingredients in bowl. Make a well in the centre and add milk, eggs, butter and vanilla.
Mix on low speed until just combined. Increase speed and beat well for 3 minutes or until changed in colour.
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.
Icing:
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/