Chocolate
Cake
Ingredients:
250g/8oz/1 and a half
cups of flour
50g/2oz/1/3 cup cocoa
powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
200/g/6oz/1 cup sugar
75g/2oz/half a cup of
mixed, chopped nuts (optional)
150g/5oz/1/2 cup
vegetable oil
120ml/4 fl oz/half a cup
cold water or soy milk
120ml/4 fl oz/half a cup
of orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla
extract
2 tablespoons vinegar
Preheat oven to 375
degrees. Sift dry ingredients into 8" square
or 9" round baking pan. Mix liquids (except
vinegar) and whisk into dry. When batter is
smooth, add vinegar and stir quickly, until it is
evenly distributed. Put it in the oven, don't let
it stand around (that has something to do with
the vinegar) Bake for 25-30 minutes...or longer
until done.
A gorgeous 'steamed pudding with chocolate sauce' variation of this cake was sent in to us by Bracken: put broken up chocolate bar pieces in the bottom of a microwavable basin and put the chocolate cake mixture on top. Microwave for 2-4 minutes depending on machine. It is something similar to the M&S (and several other companies) steamed chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce. Its also very quick and you dont need to use the oven (so saving electric).
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