Eggless Chocolate Cake

This recipe was provided by Jean Gonella. She often brings cakes to satsang and this is one of my personal favourites. Please try it.

Ingredients:

• 9oz self raising flour
• 1oz cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 5 fluid oz milk or water
• 4oz melted butter (or margarine)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 1 can condensed milk (not evaporated)

Method:

1. Mix all of the ingredients together until smooth.
2. Pour into a deep cake tin and bake for 20 minutes at gas mark 6 followed by 20 to 30 minutes at gas mark 4 until cooked through.
3. When cool, split the cake, top with chocolate spread and fill with whipped cream or buttercream.
4. A ‘normal’ sponge cake may be made instead of chocolate by substituting self raising flour for the cocoa powder.