Cadbury Family Chocolate Cake
Prep time
15 minutes
Cooking time
50 minutes
Serves
8-10
Skill Level
Delicious and easy, this versatiile rich and moist chocolate cake is sure to become a favourite for all your festive or everyday special moments at home.
what you need
1 cup water
1½ cups caster sugar
150g butter
⅓ cup CADBURY Bournville Cocoa
½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1½ cups self raising flour
1¼ cups icing mixture
30g butter, softened
Vanilla essence
Hot water
make it
- COMBINE water, sugar, butter, cocoa and bicarbonate soda in a saucepan and warm, but do not boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted. Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool for 30 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour and mix well. Pour into a greased and base-lined 20cm round cake pan
- BAKE in a moderate oven 180°C for 50 minutes or until cooked. Cool for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- SIFT the icing mixture into a bowl then mix in the butter and enough hot water to form a soft icing. Spread on the cooled chocolate cake and decorate as desired.
