Chocolate Coco Cake

Name: Chocolate Coco Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups caster sugar; 3/4 cup margarine or Butter; 1 7/16 cups self raising flour; 3 eggs at room temperature; 3 tablespoons coco Powder; 1 1/2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon baking powder; icing; 6 tablespoons salted butter Melted; 2 tablespoons milk; 2 tablespoons coco Powder

11 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups caster sugar
3/4 cup margarine or Butter
1 7/16 cups self raising flour
3 eggs at room temperature
3 tablespoons coco Powder
1 1/2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
icing
6 tablespoons salted butter Melted
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons coco Powder

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius. Lightly grease two 18 cm circular Victoria sponge tins.
2

Using a hand whisk cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3

In a separate bowl split the egg whites and the egg yolk. Add the egg white gradually (if mixture curdles add a tablespoon of flour). Then add the yolk and mix with a wooden spoon.n
4

Gradually add the self-raising flour, baking powder and coco powder with a hand held risk.
5

Split the mixture evenly into to tins.
6

Place on the top shelf of oven for 20-25 mins.
7

To check your cake is ready use a skewer or a knife and place in the middle of cake. If the knife comes out clean then the cake is ready.
8

To make the icing use a hand held whisk to mix all the icing ingredients all in one together until smooth.
9

Wait for the cake to cool for at least 50 mins and when cool spread an equal layer between the middle and on top.