THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE IN THE WORLD!

THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE IN THE WORLD! OK – here are things you need for very best choc cake of all time!! 2 round 8” baking trays line with a circle of gproof paper and smear with margarine so they cake will not stick electric blender to mix it all Next . . . . . oven at 180C or Gas 4 50g/20z cocoa powder (sift if lumpy) 6 tbspn boiling water 3 eggs 20ml/4floz milk 175g/6oz self raising flour (if plain add 3 lev tsps of baking powder!! 100g/40z margarine 275g/10oz castor sugar put cocoa in blender bowl add boiling water bit by bit – blend together – scrape all down from sides too add rest of ingredients – blend well until smooth and thick share equal into two baking trays – middle of oven for 20 –25 mins until fairly firm in centre remove firm oven - let cool for 15 mins put on tray or something – (tip upside down on left hand – and upside down on tray ok – two halves made put coating of apricot or some other jam on one half Now the icing – easy you need – 50g/2oz butter 50g/2oz icing sugar 2 round tblsps cocoa powder put butter sugar and 6 tblspns water in pan heat until butter is melted and sugar dissolved – boil for 5 mins sieve icing sugar and cocoa together – no lumps see add bit by bit some of the liquid – beat with mixer until it looks glossy should stay on spoon – if runny add a bit more sugar done put layer of icing on top of jam put other half of cake on top coat of with rest of icing – swirl with knife – careful ‘cause cake is soft! die for this cake – soft moist – perfect with ice cream
from Isle of Skye – Moyra Mackenzie