Devil's food cake

Ingredients

Cake ingredients

2¼ cups SR flour
1 3/4 cups castor sugar
1 tsp bi carb soda
2/3 cup cocoa
155g butter
1 cup water
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 eggs

Icing ingredients

45g chocolate
1tbsp oil or butter
2tbsp water
1¼ cup icing sugar

Method

1. Set oven at 180ºc
2. Grease and line two deep 20cm cake tins
3. Sift dry ingredients into mixer bowl
4. Add softened butter, water and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes
5. Add eggs and increase speed. Beat for further 3 minutes - mixture will lighten in colour
6. Pour into prepared cake tins and bake for 35-40 minutes
7. For the icing: Melt chocolate, oil and water in microwave dish. Gradually whisk in icing sugar until combined and shiny. Ice the cooled cake and fill with whipped cream.