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Prep Time: 7 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 47 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I'm not a great baker, but I have never had a flop with this cake. it is simple to prepare, yet rich, moist and dense, always enjoyed. From Readers Digest : Quick And Thrifty Cooking Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups unsifted flour |
1 cup granulated sugar |
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon vanilla essence |
1 tablespoon cider vinegar |
1/2 cup sunflower oil |
1 cup water |
1 tablespoon icing sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 190 C / 375°F.
2. Grease and flour a 20 cm cake tin.
3. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
4. Make a well in the centre of the mixture, and add the vanilla essence, vinegar and oil, then gradually stir in the water.
5. Continue stirring until thoroughly blended, but do not over-mix.
6. Pour all of the batter into the cake tin, and bake, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake, comes out clean.
7. Do not over bake, the secret to this cake is its moistness.
8. Cool in the tin on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then transfer the cake from the tin to the rack, to cool completely.
9. Sift the icing sugar over the top, and serve.
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