Chocolate Cake

About this recipe: This is the most delicious, moist chocolate cake! Great for a birthday cake. Enjoy!

Ingredients
Serves: 10 

• 2 eggs
• 200g (7oz) caster sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 250g (9oz) vegetable oil
• 50g (2oz) cocoa powder
• 125ml (4 fl oz) buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 275g (10oz) plain flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 250ml (8 fl oz) boiling water
• 175g (6 oz) plain chocolate chips

• Buttercream Chocolate Icing
• 125g (4¼oz) butter, softened
• 125g (4¼oz) icing sugar
• 50g (2 oz) cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee

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Method
Prep:20min  ›  Cook:25min  ›  Ready in:45min 

1. In a large mixing bowl, add the following ingredients one at a time, beating well after each addition: eggs, caster sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, oil, 50g cocoa, buttermilk and vanilla.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt; add to the sugar and egg mixture. Blend well and fold in the boiling water.
3. Place batter in two greased and floured 20cm round cake tins. Divide the chocolate chips in half and sprinkle them over each pan. Bake at 180 degrees C (gas mark 4) for 25 minutes. Cool.
4. To make the icing: Begin by beating together 125g butter, icing sugar and 50g cocoa; add 1 teaspoon vanilla, milk and coffee. Beat until very smooth. Add more icing sugar until you obtain the consistency you want. Spread on cooled cake.

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