One Egg Chocolate Cake

Name: One Egg Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 50 g butter; 1 tablespoon golden syrup; 1 egg; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 1 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 drops vanilla essence; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 cup milk; Chocolate Icing; 2 cups icing sugar; 1/4 teaspoon butter, softened; 2 tablespoons water, aprox; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 tablespoon cocoa (2 for a richer icing)

16 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

50 g butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 drops vanilla essence
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup milk
Chocolate Icing
2 cups icing sugar
1/4 teaspoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons water, aprox
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon cocoa (2 for a richer icing)

Directions

1

pre-heat oven to 190 degrees Celsius.
2

grease a 20cm round cake tin and line base with baking paper.
3

melt butter and syrup in a small saucepan.
4

pour melted ingredients into a small bowl.
5

add egg and sugar, beat well.
6

sift cocoa, flour and BAKING POWDER together.
7

fold sifted ingredients and essence into egg mixture.
8

dissolve baking soda in milk.
9

fold into egg mixture.
10

pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
11

leave in tin 5 minutes before turning out onto wire rack.
12

when cold ice with chocolate icing.
13

Chocolate Icing:
14

sift icing sugar and cocoa in a bowl, add butter, add sufficient water to mix to a spreadable consistency, flavour with essence.