It’s time to bake a chocolate cake. With all this baking believe it or not, we have no baking in the cupboards for school lunches, go figure. I am spending so much time on my Great British Bake Off Bakes, I haven’t had time to fill the tins!!! I got home from my friends book launch tonight and as I ventured over the harbour bridge decided to bake this when I got home. Unfortunately, we had no eggs so will have to do it in the morning. This is our family’s chocolate cake recipe. My sister acquired it some years ago and we have been using it ever since. It NEVER fails!!! And it is so easy, just add all the ingredients to a bowl 
then beat together for four minutes with an electric beater,
cook and viola. Try it, it’s the most moist reliable chocolate cake you will want to eat. 
You can also use this recipe to make fantastic muffins.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 and 2/3 cups of plain flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- pinch of salt
- 1 and 1/2 cups milk
- 125g softened butter
- 1/2 cup plum jam
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Beat all ingredients together for 4 minutes. 
Bake in a moderate oven for approximately 5 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. 
Place on a rack to cool. Ice with butter icing when cold.
Butter Icing
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 2 tbsp softened butter
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- boiling water to mix as required
Mix ingredients and enough water to make a smooth, 
not too runny icing and spread over the cake.
