Milk Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

200g Self Raising flour

225g Caster sugar

25g cocoa powder, sieved

100g margarine

2 medium eggs

75ml evaporated milk

75ml cold water

few drops of vanilla essence

pinch of salt

Method:

Heat oven 180c 150fan 350f, gas 4… grease and line 2 tins, not loose bottomed – 7inch  18cms.

Mix flour, sugar, cocoa and salt

Rub in the margarine

Stir in the milk, eggs, water and essence into the dry ingredients and beat well

Place mixture into prepared tins and bake for approx 30-35 minutes

When cold sandwich and top with the milk chocolate icing

Icing:

60g Margarine

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

250g icing sugar, sieved

3 tablespoons of hot milk – I use the remaining evaporated milk

1 tsp vanilla essence

Melt margarine, blend in the cocoa powder then stir in the icing sugar, milk and essence

Beat until smooth

ENJOY!

To make Roxie’s birthday cake I doubled this recipe.

I bought pink icing – saves messing about with colouring white icing – the Jane Asher blocks are very good colours.

I decorated using a cake topper and decorations bought from Amazon – just go for it as you wish!