Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp butter (oil)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 heaped Tbsp cocoa
- ½ cup milk
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ cup flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ cup boiling water
Directions:
Beat butter and sugar, add eggs and beat, add ½ cup milk with ½ tsp baking soda dissolved in it. Add the flour and baking powder beat well. Dissolve cocoa in boiling water add and mix in well. Oil and flour cake tin. Add cake mix, bake for ½ to 1 hour in moderate oven. Checking regularly. If you wish a darker chocolate cake double amount of cocoa.
Icing
Ingredients:
- 2 cup icing sugar
- 2 Tbsp cocoa
- 1 tsp butter (if wanted)
- 1 – 2 Tbsp boiling water
Mix icing sugar and cocoa so no lumps, add butter if wanted, add 1 Tbsp boiling water and mix well, if needed add a little more water. Should be stiff but able to spread. If too runny add more icing sugar until it is how you want it.