Devil`s Food Cake A` La Alice

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Devil`s Food Cake A` La Alice

Chocolate cake (celebration food)
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Continental
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Oz Brown sugar molasses
  • 8 Oz Self raising flour
  • 4 Oz Butter
  • 2 nos Egg
  • 2 Oz Cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp Soda bi carbonate
  • 1/4 Pint Milk 1/2 cup), 8 table spoons

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 160c. Grease an 8 inch round cake pan.
  • Take half the brown sugar and melt with half the milk over fire and add remaining milk and keep aside.
  • In a deep bowl, cream butter till soft and fluffy.
  • Whisk in the remaining sugar and eggs.
  • Sift the dry ingredients together.
  • Add alternately the remaining milk mixture and flour and pour into the greased pan.
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for about 40 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted near the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool.
  • ingredients for icing 1) 4 squares unsweetened chocolate (4 oz) and 1/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup milk, 1 tsp vanilla and 3/4 cup icing sugar.
  • 2)In a bowl, melt chocolate and butter in a microwave, stir until smooth.
  • Cool slightly, beat in the milk, vanilla and sugar until smooth.
  • Split the cake in half, spread the icing on the halves, sides and top.
  • Note: If using all purpose flour add 1 1/2 tsp soda bi carb and sieve twice with the plain flour.
  • note : 1 pint = 2 cups of fluids
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