Easy rich chocolate cake

Name: Easy rich chocolate cake
Yield: 8-12 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar (I used a touch less); 1 3/4 cup flour (self raising or plain can be used); 3/4 cocoa powder; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda (only needed if you are using plain flour); 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup oil; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup boiling water + 1tsp instant coffee; 1/2 cup butter; 3/4 cup icing sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 3 TBS milk; Sprinkles and Hershey kisses (chocolate drops)

Claire @teaAndBiscuits

This is the first bit of baking I've done in a while. We were invited to a family BBQ so I thought I'd make an effort to bake something nice to take with us.

This is a cake that uses oil, and it's more or less an all-in-one cake which I love. I look for simple baking recipes now, ones which use no more than 2 eggs, and that uses oil instead of butter (butter is a precious commodity to me since I have toast everyday for breakfast! 😋)..

It's almost a chocolate fudge cake, and we ended up serving it with cream and fruit on the side.
The men even asked for seconds...Need I say more!? 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

This is the first bit of baking I've done in a while. We were invited to a family BBQ so I thought I'd make an effort to bake something nice to take with us.

It's almost a chocolate fudge cake, and we ended up serving it with cream and fruit on the side.
The men even asked for seconds...Need I say more!? 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Claire @teaAndBiscuits

This is the first bit of baking I've done in a while. We were invited to a family BBQ so I thought I'd make an effort to bake something nice to take with us.

It's almost a chocolate fudge cake, and we ended up serving it with cream and fruit on the side.
The men even asked for seconds...Need I say more!? 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

This is the first bit of baking I've done in a while. We were invited to a family BBQ so I thought I'd make an effort to bake something nice to take with us.

It's almost a chocolate fudge cake, and we ended up serving it with cream and fruit on the side.
The men even asked for seconds...Need I say more!? 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

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Ingredients

8-12 servings

dry
2 cupssugar (I used a touch less)
1 3/4 cupflour (self raising or plain can be used)
3/4cocoa powder
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1 1/2 tspbaking soda (only needed if you are using plain flour)
1 tspsalt
wet
2eggs
1 cupmilk
1/2 cupoil
2 tspvanilla extract
1 cupboiling water + 1tsp instant coffee
frosting
1/2 cupbutter
3/4 cupicing sugar
1/2 cupcocoa powder
3 TBSmilk
Sprinkles and Hershey kisses (chocolate drops)

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Steps

1

In a large mixing bowl, Sift cocoa, and mix remaining dry ingredients together.
2

Add all wet ingredients to dry ingredients, and mix together using an electric whisk or or wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
3

Pour into a lined, deep 9 inch round cake tin or similar. Bake in preheated oven at 180°c for 45 mins to 1 hour.. Or until skewer comes out clean from centre. Allow to cool.
4

FROSTING: mix butter, sugar, cocoa and milk together. I eyeballed the frosting, so maybe taste test and adjust, aiming for a dark rich chocolatey frosting. (I only made enough to frost the top.. Feel free to double quantities to frost whole cake)
5

Decorate with sprinkles and Hershey kisses/chocolate drops and enjoy!