GRAN'S ' FLOP PROOF' CHOCOLATE CAKE

Gran's ' Flop Proof' Chocolate Cake image

My gran gave me this recipe for my first hen party. I don't know where she got it from, but it's a stunning cake. Hope you enjoy!

Provided by Luschka

Time 45m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

250 ml sugar
250 ml self-raising flour
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 egg whites
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
125 ml oil
125 ml boiling water
1 tablespoon cocoa
250 ml icing sugar
150 ml milk

Steps:

Line a 20 cm diameter cake tin with wax paper.
Heat oven to 180°C or 350°F while preparing mixture.
Sift together sugar, flour, salt, cocoa.
Stir to mix.
Add vanilla essence to egg yolks.
Stir together.
Add baking powder to egg whites.
Beat well to a froth.
Add boiling water to oil and stir vigorously into dry ingredients.
Add in egg yolk mixture and stir.
Fold in egg white mixture.
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for approximately 30 minutes.
For icing:.
Once cake has cooled down, mix ingredients and ice cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2331.6, Fat 136.9, SaturatedFat 24.2, Cholesterol 586.9, Sodium 2461.2, Carbohydrate 245.1, Fiber 8.9, Sugar 127.4, Protein 39.1