English Chocolate Cake
British style chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
Yield
16 servingsPrep
20 minCook
35 minReady
55 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| cake | |||
| 7 | ounces |
self-rising flour
|
|
| 8 | ounces |
sugar, superfine
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 4 | ounces |
butter
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 5 | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
| 5 | tablespoons |
water
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
*
|
| icing | |||
| 2 ½ | ounces |
butter
|
|
| 4 | tablespoons |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 8 | ounces |
powdered sugar
sieved |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
milk
hot |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| cake | |||
| 202.3 | ml/g |
self-rising flour
|
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
sugar, superfine
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 115.6 | ml/g |
butter
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 75 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 75 | ml |
water
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
*
|
| icing | |||
| 72.3 | ml/g |
butter
|
|
| 6E+1 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
powdered sugar
sieved |
|
| 45 | ml |
milk
hot |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
*
|
Directions
Cake
- Sift flour, sugar, salt and cocoa
- Rub in butter
- Stir in eggs, essence and liquids; beat well.
- Grease and flour two 8 inch cake tins, divide mixture between each
- Bake in a moderate oven. 325℉ (160℃) F to 350℉ (180℃) F. Gas mark 34. For about 35 minutes.
Allow to cool.
Chocolate Icing
(to fill the layers and frost the entire cake)
- Melt butter, blending in cocoa, then stir in icing sugar, milk and vanilla essence.
- Beat until smooth, thick and the correct consistency to fill.
This layer cake is really nice warmed in a microwave oven and served with cream.
Enjoy.
