Chocolate Cake Recipe »

Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ cups cake flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder

Mix all of the above together

½ cup cocoa
¾ cup hot water
3 egg yolks or 4 if not extra large
½ cup oil
Salt

Mix all of the above together

Method:
1. Mix the cocoa mixture, egg yolks and oil together.

2. Fold flour mixture into the cocoa mixture.

3. Add another ½ cup water or brandy or orange juice.

4. Beat egg whites stiff with 2ml of baking powder.

5. Fold egg whites into cocoa mixture and make sure the mixture is well blended.

6. Bake at 170C for about 45 minutes.

7. The baking time will depend on your oven and size of cake. Listen to the cake, when you can smell it and it is firm to touch when quickly opening the oven on smelling the cake then it is ready.

Helens Sugar Art Tip...

This cakes taste improves after 24 hours and freezes very well.

For a special treat divide into three and sandwich with white or dark chocolate ganache thickly spread.