Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups plain flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 1/4 cups caster sugar
  • 185g butter (melted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs (lightly beaten)

Optional:

  • 250g thickened cream
  • 12 strawberries

Method

  1. Grease and line the base of two 23cm round shallow cake tins with greased greaseproof paper.

  2. Set oven temperature to 180°C

  3. Sour milk by adding the vinegar, stir well and set aside.

  4. Sift the flour, salt, cocoa, bicarb soda and sugar into a mixing bowl.

  5. Pour in the melted butter and half the milk and beat well for 3 minutes.

  6. Add the vanilla essence, the remaining soured milk and eggs and beat for 2 minutes.

  7. Pour into the prepared tins and bake for 35 minutes or until cooked.

  8. Allow to cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool.

  9. When cold, sandwich with whipped cream and decorate with cream and strawberries.