Chocolate birthday cake
The first time I made this cake was on my eldest son's first birthday 23 years ago. Since then, and many friend and family birthdays later, it has become such a firm favourite with family and friends alike that yesterday evening while I was making this one I worked out how many times I have made it and I reckon no less than 100!! So it is high time I shared the recipe in Cookpad. It is basically a very simple chocolate sponge with an easy and delicious chocolate fudge icing. Here it is ☺
Chocolate birthday cake
The first time I made this cake was on my eldest son's first birthday 23 years ago. Since then, and many friend and family birthdays later, it has become such a firm favourite with family and friends alike that yesterday evening while I was making this one I worked out how many times I have made it and I reckon no less than 100!! So it is high time I shared the recipe in Cookpad. It is basically a very simple chocolate sponge with an easy and delicious chocolate fudge icing. Here it is ☺
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- 1
Get the ingredients together. Take the butter out of the fridge 30 mins before making the cake so it has time to soften
- 2
Beat the eggs - don't just give them a half-hearted stir with a fork. Well beaten eggs seem to make the sponge lighter.
- 3
Put the sugar and butter in the mixer and make a cream
- 4
Add some egg...
- 5
Add some of the flour, cocoa and baking powder with the mixer on medium speed. Keep adding egg and flour alternately until both have been used up.
- 6
Turn to a higher speed and mix for a minute or so
- 7
Pour the mixture into a lined baking pan (better to use greaseproof paper but I didn't have any) or a lightly greased non-stick one
- 8
Put in the pre-heated oven at 170° for 40 minutes.
- 9
Take out and pierce with a fork. If the prongs come out clean the cake is done. If they don't then leave for another couple of minutes
- 10
Empty onto a rack and leave to cool
- 11
When the cake is cool, put the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl
- 12
Melt the butter over a low heat, make a hole on the icing sugar and add the melted butter
- 13
Stir to make the fudge icing
- 14
If it is too thick to spread then add a tiny dash of milk but go carefully - just a few drops make a big difference
- 15
Put the icing on the cake
- 16
Put a wide knife under very hot tap water and spread the icing
- 17
Decorate with smarties and, when the moment comes
- 18
.... with candles!! Sing loudly, make a wish (the birthday person) while making the first cut and enjoy!!!
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