Easy Peasy Chocolate Cake

This recipe I've been using for a while, can't remember where it came from and I've definitely changed parts here and there but it's really easy to make and never fails (plus is tastes great!)

Ingredients:

275g Self-raising Flour
225g Margarine
225g Golden Caster Sugar (Or just Caster Sugar)
4 Eggs
20/30g Cocoa Powder
4 tbs Milk
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°c.

2. Beat the butter and the sugar together until fluffy and then add the milk.

3. Add the beaten eggs (adding a little flour if it curdles). Then add the Vanilla.

4. Slowly add the dry ingredients and fold in.

5. Spoon into the cake tin or cupcake cakes and bake for 20-45 minutes depending on what you're using. Cup cakes take less time than a large cake.

6. Once the cake is cooked put on a cooling rack and once it's cooled you can start to have fun decorating! Chocolate butter cream goes really well with this to give you a chocolate explosion.

7. Enjoy!

I tend to use this recipe for birthday cakes because it is so easy to make, tastes great but it is also really easy to manipulate. It's light and fluffy but it doesn't fall apart when you try and cut it. Great all rounder!

- Emma xxx