Name: The best, easiest chocolate cake
Yield: One large or two medium cakes
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 500 ml (2 c) sugar; 430 ml (1¾ c) flour; 180 ml (¾ c) cocoa; 8 ml (1½ t) baking powder; 8 ml (1½ t) baking soda; pinch of salt; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 250 ml (1 c) milk; 125 ml (½ c) sunflower oil; 10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla; 250 ml (1 c) boiling water; Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Spray two 18 cm x 17 cm heart shaped cake pans or a round 23 cm cake pan with nonstick spray.

The best, easiest chocolate cake

Serves: One large or two medium cakes Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

500 ml (2 c) sugar
430 ml (1¾ c) flour
180 ml (¾ c) cocoa
8 ml (1½ t) baking powder
8 ml (1½ t) baking soda
pinch of salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
250 ml (1 c) milk
125 ml (½ c) sunflower oil
10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla
250 ml (1 c) boiling water
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Spray two 18 cm x 17 cm heart shaped cake pans or a round 23 cm cake pan with nonstick spray.

Instructions

Sift the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Mix the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and add to the dry ingredients. Mix for 2 minutes with an electric mixer.
Add the water (batter will become thin and runny). Pour into the prepared cake pans.
Bake for 30-40 min or until cooked - a skewer should come out clean. Leave for 10 minutes to cool in the pan. Turn out and cool on a wire rack.
Decorate the cake with butter icing.