Really Easy Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients

  • For the cake:
  • 250g margarine
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 4 large eggs, beaten
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp boiling water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Chocolate chips ad lib
  • For the Filling:
  • 200g icing sugar
  • 100g margarine

Instructions

  1. Beat the margarine and sugar together in a mixing bowl, then beat in the eggs, adding the flour and cocoa powder a little at a time. Stir in the boiling water, vanilla extract and chocolate chips then divide the mixture into two cake tins (with base lined with baking paper) and bake in the oven at 170C until a knife placed into the cake comes out clean. Remove and leave to cool for a few hours.
  2. Filling:
  3. Beat the margarine and icing sugar together in a bowl then fold in cocoa powder and stir in vanilla extract. Spread all over the base of the cake and place the other half of the cake on top.
  4. Topping:
  5. Melt the chocolate in a water bath and spread all over the top of the cake. Simple!
  6. Leave to set for a few hours then invite some friends over, put on a DVD, make some coffee and enjoy!

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

1214 kcal 61% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 16.6g 33% DV
Total Fat 49.9g 64% DV
Carbs 166.5g 61% DV
Fiber 14g 50% DV
Sugar 76g 100% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 569mg 25% DV
Potassium 1247.8mg 27% DV
Cholesterol 67.5mg 23% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 16.5mcg 2% DV
Vitamin C 0.4mg
Calcium 198.3mg 15% DV
Iron 9.7mg 54% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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