Nanna Robbie's Chocalate Cake

Name: Nanna Robbie's Chocalate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 125 g butter; 1 1/4 cups caster sugar; 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour; 1/2 cup sultanas or 1/2 cup any dried fruits; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1 -2 dash rum

Submitted by Pietro

"This recipe has been in the Robinson family for many years. It is a tasty chocolate cake recipe that allows you to add extras to suit your taste. It keeps moist for around 4 days. That also depends if the kids don't find it first!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 10

ingredients

125 g butter
1 ¹⁄₄ cups caster sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ cups self-raising flour
¹⁄₂ cup sultanas or 1/2 cup any dried fruits
¹⁄₂ cup chopped walnuts
1 -2 dash rum

directions

In a large saucepan slowly melt butter and add sugar, water, cocoa powder and bicarbonate soda.
At this stage you may wish to add dried fruits, sultanas and rum.
Allow to boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Add 2 well beaten eggs to saucepan and mix well.
Add self raising flour and continue to mix until well blended.
Chopped walnuts can be added at this stage.
Grease a round or square cake tin.
Pour mixture into tin and place in a moderate oven (180C regular or 160C degrees fan forced).
Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
You can frost the cake with a chocolate frosting or dust with icing sugar.

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Pietro

Australia

I live in country Western Australia, 158 kms from the City of Perth. It is an agricultural area with Mediterranean type climatic conditions. Our family has always grown fresh produce so it is easy to use fruit and vegetables that are in season. My favourite cookbooks are anything written by Antonio Carluccio, Margaret Fulton, Stephanie Alexander,Jamie Oliver and just about any other?cookbook that is full of interesting and tempting recipes. I like to experiment with food and bring out the best of flavours in any dish that I prepare. Do I love homemade Italian food? How can you live without it? But then I love Indian,Asian, Middle Eastern,European cuisines and the good old Aussie food as well. Nothing beats a good barbecue with the family and friends.

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