Gran's Flop Proof Chocolate Cake

"My Gran gave me this recipe at my hen's party before I got married. I'll always keep it near, but paper get's damaged, so I'm saving it here."
 
Download
photo by a food.com user photo by a food.com user
Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
13
Yields:
1 Cake
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • Sift together sugar, flour, salt, cocoa.
  • Stir to mix.
  • Add vanilla essence to egg yolks.
  • Stir together.
  • Add baking powder to egg whites.
  • Beat well to a froth.
  • Add boiling water to oil and stir vigorously into dry ingredients.
  • Add in egg yolk mixture and stir.
  • Fold in egg white mixture.
  • Bake at 180C (350 F) for approximately 30 minutes.
  • For icing:.
  • Once cake has cooled down, mix ingredients and ice cake.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. I can't bake to save my life...it always comes out flat. Thank you for this wonderful recipe....I can now say "I can bake!" Like Luschka says, it is absolutely flop proof and comes out light and fluffy. In fact so that I would never go a nd buy a Mr Kipling or the like again. Thank you again Luschka :)
     
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

I am currently on a month long tour of Europe with my husband and two of our friends. You can follow our travels on martinandluschka.blogspot.com ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ One of my favorite chefs is Jamie Oliver, but my husbands'a pretty good cook too! I love being creative, whether its in cooking, writing, crafts...unfortunately i'm not gifted with pens or paints, but I try to do the best I can with what I have! <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/annacia/pt-shutterbug-banner-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes