The childhood chocolate cake
The childhood chocolate cake is a classic, easy to make chocolate cake recipe for kids. It can be made with no equipment and also makes good cupcakes.
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Servings: 10
Calories: 178kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 free-range egg
- 1 cup self-raising flour sifted
- 3 tablespoon cocoa sifted
- ½ cup milk
Icing
- 1 cup icing confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 teaspoon butter
- Boiling water
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 175C (380F) fan-forced and grease and line a 20cm (9") cake tin.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until creamy then add the vanilla.
- Scrape down the sides and mix in the egg.
- Add half the flour and cocoa and mix it through then add half the milk. Repeat with the rest.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Leave the cake to rest in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the icing, combine all the ingredients and add a little extra water at a time until it is spreadable.
- Ice the cake then decorate with sprinkles.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
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