The most chocolatey chocolate cake! My mum used to bake it for my birthdays,and im passing on the tradition by baking it for my 5 yr old nephew,and will do for my own children when they come!
Recipe posted by truffles
BIRTHDAY MILK CHOCOLATE CAKE
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Ingredients
For the cake
- 7 oz self-raising flour
- 8 oz superfine sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 4 oz margarine (or butter)
- 2 beaten eggs
- 5 tablespoons evaporated milk
- 5 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the milk chocolate icing
- 2 ½ oz butter (or margarine)
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 8 oz confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons hot milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- Cake: Sift together the flour, superfine sugar, salt & cocoa. Rub in the butter/margarine. Stir in the egg mixture Beat well Bake for 35 mins in 2 greased 7" tins at gas 350 F
- Milk chocolate icing: Melt together butter/margarine and cocoa Stir in confectioners' sugar, hot milk and vanilla. Beat until thick. Put a layer between cakes and ice top and sides. This cake is best left a day for icing to harden slightly(if you can resist the gorgeous chocolatey smell!)
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