• Cakes & bakes

Chocolate Cake

Given to Granny Philippa by one of the teaching assistants who worked with her at her first job.

Size
  • Ingredients 8
  • Steps 10

Ingredients

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to MK4 350º
  2. Pre-heat the oven to MK4 / 180ºC / 170ºC (fan)
  3. Grease and line the bases of 2 x 7” cake tins
  4. Melt marge, sugar & syrup, add the beaten egg (be careful not to scramble the egg)
  5. Melt marge, sugar & syrup. Take off heat and add the beaten egg (be careful not to scramble the egg)
  6. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in a tbsp of the milk. Add the rest of the milk
  7. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in a tbsp of the milk in a jug. Add the rest of the milk to the jug.
  8. Put the melted marge, sugar and syrup mixture into a mixing bowl
  9. Add the sieved flour mix and the milk alternatively to the syrup mixture, stirring till smooth
  10. Add the sieved flour/cocoa mix and the milk alternatively to the syrup mixture, stirring till smooth
  11. Pour into prepared tins
  12. Cook at the centre of over for 25 mins approx
  13. Turn out, remove paper and cool.
  14. Ice when cold