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Basic Chocolate Cake

Recipe by: Jen  |  Photo by: Linda
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  • Prep: 15 mins  |  Cook: 40 mins
  • Serves: 24
This is my basic recipe for a simple chocolate birthday cake.

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Ingredients

410g (3¼ cups) plain flour, sifted
440g (2 cups) caster sugar
3 tablespoons good quality cocoa powder
2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
125ml (½ cup) vegetable oil
1½ tablespoons cider vinegar
500ml (2 cups) water
1½ teaspoons vanilla essence

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease and flour a 23x30cm cake pan.
 
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, salt and bicarbonate of soda. Make a well in the centre, and pour in the oil, vinegar, water and vanilla essence.
 
3. Mix well, then pour into the cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
 
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  • Tweak: tarsha Something else:

    I used plain vinegar and added 500grms of sugar in total. next time I will add some choc chip pieces. great recipe the family loves.

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    Tweak: cooking_mama Used different ingredients:

    I didnt have all the ingredients listed so what I did was substituted cider vinegar with vinegar 1 tbs, and I added an egg and half cup less water, I also only added 1 tsp of salt as I was worried it would be a bit salty....and 2 extra tbs of cocoa...my only problem is I can't taste it properly as I have a blocked nose, but the kids say its awesome!! (4 year old)

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  • Review: tarsha

    Easy Peasy !! Made this into cupcakes, they are very morish and everyone loves them... added another 90grms of sugar and just used plain vinegar
    Posted: 17 Jul 2010 Easy
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    Review: cooking_mama

    My 4 year old daughter said it was AWESOME!! I did tweak it up a bit
    Posted: 05 Jun 2010 Easy
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