best. chocolate cake. EVER.

This cake is not diet friendly!!

Chocolate Coca Cola Cake

preheat oven to 180

mix together

2 cups plain flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon

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bring to the boil

1 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup coca-cola
1/2 cup buttermilk

take off heat and add to flour mixture, whisk well.

add

1 tspn vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten (add them slowly and keep whisking so they don't cook)

pour into a prepared sheet pan, and bake about 30 mins.

The cake should be fudgy and dense.

When the cake is done, bring to the boil

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup coca cola

remove from heat and add

4 cups icing sugar

and mix well.


Pour the hot glaze over the hot cake.
Allow it to set.
Serve warm or cold.

cake

I like cake. A lot.

See?

That's me on the left. Eating birthday cake. Thanks Ross :)

So I have a few really good (tried and true) cake recipes, and I thought that I should have a go at making some (with my NEW RED KITCHENAID) and post a recipe from time to time.

And the one I picked to start with is Sand Cake.

I haven't made this in years, because of the very long beating time, and I only had a hand-held beater. But trust me when I say that if you have a proper mixer, this cake is a breeze to make.
It's not fancy, and you should have all the ingredients on hand -- this cake is kind of like a nana-cake -- very comforting.

Do try it?

SAND CAKE

ingredients

1/4 cup milk
4 oz butter (NOT MARGARINE, please-for-the-love-of-God)(113gms, or 1 US stick, apparently)
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup SR flour
1 tblspn cornflour
pinch of salt
lemon essence OR grated lemon rind (that's what I use)

place all ingredients in the bowl in the order listed, then beat for 10 minutes.

Pour into a greased tin and bake in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes. You'll need to pierce the centre with a straw or a bamboo skewer unless you're a very good judge of cakes, because this one is very light and might not feel firm to the touch.

You can top it as desired, or serve plain.