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Simple Chocolate Cake

Updated: 25 Apr 2015

Ingredients

  • 225g butter
  • 225g caster sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 50g cocoa powder

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins. Whisk together the eggs in a mug then set aside; sieve the flour and cocoa powder by hand then set aside.
  2. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Gradually add the eggs to the butter mixture, making sure to incorporate well – the mixture should be nice and fluffy. After two-thirds of the eggs have been added, add a generous tablespoon of the weighed out flour to prevent the mixture curdling. Finish adding the eggs and mix well.
  4. Fold in the remaining flour and cocoa powder by hand, being careful not to knock the air out.
  5. Divide between two tins and bake for 25 mins until golden brown and firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and leave to cool before turning out.