CHOCOLATE CAKE

Servings

Ingredients

Self raising flour 250 grams

Baking powder 2 teaspoons

Salt a pinch

Cocoa powder 3-4 tablespoons

Butter /margarine 250 grams

Powdered sugar 250 grams

Eggs 4

Buttermilk 1 cup

Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon

Method

Preheat oven to 180 º C. Grease an eight inch round tin. Sieve self-raising flour with baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Mix together softened butter with sugar and beat well with a wire whisk or electric beater till light and fluffy. Mix in one egg at a time.Fold in flour and cocoa mixture two to three spoons at a time, taking a little of buttermilk to make a smooth batter. Lastly mix in vanilla essence. Pour batter in prepared cake tin and bake at 180 º C for thirty five to forty minutes.