anyone know how to make chocolate cake?

i want to make a chocolate cake wiith my 4 yr old daughter it must be a really easy basic recipe and cheap to make but taste delicious and how do u ice a cake she want icing on it can somone pls give me the recipe on here just plain chocolate cake

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  1. You'll find all you need here...
    http://www.thatsmyhome.com/chocolate/cakes.htm
  2. Here's a bunch of recipes...
  3. Mary Berry's Sunday Best Chocolate cake is the best and simpliest chocolate cake I've ever made. Don't know the ingredients of by heart but it one of those throw everything in a bowl and mix, then shove in the oven ones (but delicious!!) You should try and get a copy!
  4. Buy a cake mix it's a lot cheaper and then say you made it.
  5. Leave it out in the sun.
  6. Go to http://allrecipes.com/ it has great recipes sent in by real people
  7. I cheat and buy Jayne Asher's Chocolate Fudge which you have all the ingredients to make one but it is delicious!
  8. Epicurious recipes are excellent. They can be found here
    http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/101275
  9. Just buy one - it's probably cheaper and will taste better anyway.
    You can always tell everyone you made it yourself
  10. Chocolate Victoria Sponge with butter cream Icing.

    Ingredients:

    Cocoa Powder - 2 Tbls
    Boiling Water 3 Tbls
    Baking Powder 2 Tsp
    3 Eggs
    6 oz soft margarine
    6 oz Self Raising Flour
    6 oz Caster Sugar


    In a bowl place 3 (sieved) Tbls Cocoa powder. Add 2 Tbls Boiling Water - mix to a paste.
    Next add 3 eggs and beat. Add 2 tsp baking powder and beat again.

    Add flour, sugar and margarine and beat to a smooth consistency.

    Grease 2 x 7" baking tins - equally share mixture between the tins and place in a pre-heated oven at 180oC (Gas Mk 4) bake for 25 - 30 mins. When done take out and place on baking grill to cool.

    Coffee flavoured Butter Cream Icing.

    Ingredients:

    6oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
    2 oz soft margarine
    1 Tsp of of instant coffee dissolved in 4 tsp boiling water.
    100s & 1000s to decorate.

    Method:

    Place sugar, and margarine in bowl and thoroughly beat together. In a mug, place coffee granules and pour on boiling water. Add to icing sugar mix in bowl and beat until mixture forms soft peaks.

    When sponge is cool - turn out onto baking tray. spread 3/4 of icing sugar mix on one sponge and then place second sponge on top. With remaining Icing sugar - spread on top of second sponge. Sprinkle 100s & 1000s on top to decorate.
  11. 6oz marg 6oz caser sugar
    6oz s/r flour 3 eggs 1tsp baking soda place all above in bowl
    in a cup 1oz cocoa powder boiling water to mix to a paste then add it to the bowl then mix all well together put in lined tin cook at about 160 20-25 mins or till cooked .allow to cool
    fudge icing melt 1oz marg add the same cocoa mix as above
    then add icing sugar to make a stiff paste spread on top of cake allow to set the eat Hope this will help
    this is a prize winner everyone i give it to raves over it
  12. This is my grandma's chocolate cake recipe and brings back so many wonderful memories...like every time she served there would be a little 1 inch x 1 inch piece taken out of the corner so she could "make sure it was good enough to serve guests"!!!

    The cake itself is good, the cooked frosting is what makes it the best cake in the world!!

    Grandma's Chocolate Cake
    •½ cup softened margarine
    •½ cup oil
    •2 cups sugar
    •2 cups flour
    •1 t. baking soda
    •½ cup buttermilk
    •1 t. vanilla
    •2 eggs
    •1 cup cold water
    •4 heaping T. cocoa

    1.Combine sugar, margarine, eggs and oil until mixed. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.
    2.Grease and cocoa a 13x9 inch cake pan and pour batter into pan. Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes.
    3.A few minutes before the cake is done, prepare the frosting so that it is just done when the cake comes out of the oven (frosting recipe follows). Poke many holes in hot cake with a fork and slowly spoon frosting over cake, smoothing as you go so the frosting sinks into the fork holes and giving it time between pouring to sink into the holes.

    Grandma's Chocolate Frosting:
    •½ cup margarine
    •6 T. milk (NOT buttermilk)
    •1 t. vanilla
    •4 T. cocoa
    •2 cups powdered sugar

    1.Mix together all ingredients in a 2 quart saucepan and bring to a boil over medium (med-low) flame. Boil for 30-45 seconds only and pour hot frosting over hot cake as directed above.
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