Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 3 1/2 cups cake flour
• 6 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. vanilla essence
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 3 cups castor sugar
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups hot milk
• 3/4 cup sunflower oil
• 1 tsp. cinnamon powder

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (180 degrees C.) Prepare a large baking tray. Break eggs into a large bowl. Add sugar gradually to eggs while beating the mixture will change pale and thin. Combine milk, oil and vanilla essence in a jug.

Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture alternating with liquid mixture (milk, oil and vanilla). Mix all well until smooth and pour into greased and lined pan.

Bake on centre rack for35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool in pan.

Remove from pan and decorate as you desire. Chocolate or vanilla icing will do. Enjoy.

Servings:	10-15
Time:	20-25 Minutes Preparation Time 40 Minutes Cooking Time

Source: I always bake this chocolate cake for family birthdays. It's soft and moist.

By Dorty from SA

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