Sunday, 3 August 2014

Wicky-Whacky Cake

It's nearly holidays for some South Africans and even if you're not on holiday I still suggest that you try out this recipe when you have a spare moment. The cake is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS and PERFECTLY MOIST :) It's really easy, I promise *winks*.

Recipe:
Ingredients:

750ml cake flour
20ml   baking powder
500ml sugar
5ml     bicarbonate of soda
18ml   cocoa
Pinch of salt
500ml boiling water
250ml oil
10ml   vanilla essence
50ml   white vinegar

Icing:
125g  margarine
375ml icing sugar (sifted)
15-30ml cocoa
Few drops of vanilla essence

Method:
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Spray a 27 x 39cm oven pan.
Sift all dry ingredients together in the pan.
Mix remaining ingredients in a jug and whisk together in pan using a fork.
Bang pan lightly to remove bubbles.
Bake for 20-30 minutes.
Cool in pan.
Ice and serve :)

(Recipe is from the Morningside Pre-Primary School's Cookbook 2004)