This is the easiest cake to make, no jokes. In fact, the recipe came from my ‘home economics’ class in year seven.
So, it’s not going to get you into the semi-finals of The Great British Bake Off. However, it will get you ‘brownie points’ among friends, because, if I say so myself, it’s amazingly yummy! When combined with strawberries and ice cream, its deliciousness factor just goes up another 100%. The best part is that it can easily be made gluten-free by sneakily switching to gluten free flour, and you can’t taste the difference- I promise!
Ingredients:
- 150g butter
- 150 g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 75g drinking chocolate
- 125g self-raising flour
- 3tbspoons boiling water
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
2. Grease a cake tin.
3. Mix the butter, sugar, and cream together in a large mixing bowl until pale and fluffy.
4. Beat in the eggs gradually.
5. Fold in the flour and chocolate powder using a metal spoon, and then stir in the boiling water.
6. Put the tin in the oven to bake. Because the time depends on how big the tin is, leave for around 30 minutes and then check regularly. Two signs it’s done: when you press the top and it bounces back and when you insert a knife and there is no cake mixture on it.
7. Enjoy this delicious cake!