Poorly chicken

[chickencam]

As requested here is the recipe

 

6.5oz / 190g plain flour

2 level tablespoons cocoa powder

1 level teaspoon baking powder

1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

5 oz / 150g caster sugar

2 tablespoons golden syrup

2 eggs beaten

1/4 pint / 150ml salad or corn oil

1/4 pint / 150ml milk

 

Sieve dry ingredients together in a large bowl

 

make a well in the centre and add the eggs syrup oil and milk

 

beat until mixed well and bake in two 8in sandwich tins for 30/40mins at 180 degrees c ( watch the timing I cook mine in my fan oven for 30 mins at about 160 )

 

cool then ice with chocolate buttercream which I make with melted dark chocolate rather than cocoa because I think that it tastes better.

 

to fill and ice 4oz butter 2oz melted chocolate or to taste and 8oz of icing sugar.

[Lesley]

Thank You!

 

That sounds like it should be a lovely moist cake?

[chickencam]

It is and it keeps better than a conventional sponge. The cat was slightly odd looking but YD thought it was sweet and it tasted good.

 

Just off for another piece for lunch pudding

[xScrunchee]

Can anything else be used in place of salad/corn oil?

 

Like sunflower or vegetable oil?

 

[Sheilaz]

I've used sunflower oil before & the cake has been yummy.

[xScrunchee]

Thank you Sheila,

Will be giving that one a go

[ChrisW]

I used ground hazlenuts as a part replacement for flour, as I didn't have enough flour. It made the cake even more moist - so it seems...