Chocolate Layer Cake
Cake: 4 oz/4 squares milk chocolate
8 oz/1 cup soft margarine
8 oz/1 cup superfine sugar
4 eggs
7 oz/1 ¾ cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon milk
To decorate: ¼ pint/ 2/3 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons confectioners’ sugar
Extra confectioners’ sugar for dusting
8 oz/1 cup soft margarine
8 oz/1 cup superfine sugar
4 eggs
7 oz/1 ¾ cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon milk
To decorate: ¼ pint/ 2/3 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons confectioners’ sugar
Extra confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Grease and lime two 8 Inch layer pans. Chop the chocolate roughly.
Place the margarine, sugar, and eggs in a bowl. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder into the bowl, and beat with an electric beater until creamy and paler in color. Beat in the milk and chopped chocolate.
Divide the mixture between the prepared pans and level the surfaces. Bake in a preheated oven at 3250 f for 25-30 minutes until well risen and just firm to touch. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
To decorate the cake, beat the cream lightly with the confectioners’ sugar and use this to sandwich the cakes together. serve dusted with confectioners’ sugar.
Variation:
Mascarpone, a very mild, creamy low-fat cheese can be substituted for the cream in the filling. If liked, stir in some chopped walnuts or hazelnuts.
Place the margarine, sugar, and eggs in a bowl. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder into the bowl, and beat with an electric beater until creamy and paler in color. Beat in the milk and chopped chocolate.
Divide the mixture between the prepared pans and level the surfaces. Bake in a preheated oven at 3250 f for 25-30 minutes until well risen and just firm to touch. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
To decorate the cake, beat the cream lightly with the confectioners’ sugar and use this to sandwich the cakes together. serve dusted with confectioners’ sugar.
Variation:
Mascarpone, a very mild, creamy low-fat cheese can be substituted for the cream in the filling. If liked, stir in some chopped walnuts or hazelnuts.
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