Chocolate Cake ....... by Life's a feast

Just love the way .... the chocolate cake by life's feast...... and out come was excellent.... did a bit of change for the icing...!!

Here goes the recipe..

Ingredients:

• 175 grams flour


• 1 tsp baking powder


• 1 tsp baking soda


• 2 tbsp cocoa powder


• 150 grams sugar ( I did powder it)


• 2 eggs lightly beaten


• 150 ml warm milk


• 150 ml oil


• 1 tsp vanilla essence


• ( she did use 1 tsp of cinnamon powder)

Method:

1. Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl and mix well.


2. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, warm milk, oil and vanilla essence.


3. Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and pour little of the liquid mixture .


4. Mix them well  and repeat it until all the ingredients are mixed well.


5. Preheat the oven at 175C.


6. Pour the batter into a tin and bake for 30 minutes.


7. Let it cool for 10 minutes.

For the Icing: ( As for the icing work my daugtie wanted to do it so I think that's quite a work on a 9 year old kid)

• 1/2 cup icing sugar


• 3 tbsp vegetable shortening


• 1 tbsp cocoa powder


• 2 or 3 tbsp warm water

Beat the shortening then add icing sugar.

Add cocoa powder and continue beating them until .

Add warm water little by little and depending upon consistency you want.

Pour over the cake .