I called this yummy cake a very simple chocolate cake because it’s very easy to make! You just mix all the ingredients together in a bowl then spoon it into a cake tin and bake it. That’s all!

You’ll need these ingredients:

• 175g self-raising flour
• 150g fine sugar
• 50g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 175g soft butter or dairy free spread

To make the cake:

1. Set the oven to 180°C.
2. Line a round cake tin with baking paper and grease the side with a little butter.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa into  a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar and the salt.
4. Mix the eggs in a small bowl then pour this into the big bowl. Add the butter in small pieces.
5. Using a wooden spoon or electric mixer mix everything together until you get a smooth batter. Don’t over-mix though because it will crack later if you do!
6. Spoon it all into the cake tin, use a scraper to move all of the batter and spread it evenly in the tin.
7. Put the tin into the oven. After 30 minutes ask an adult to put a skewer in the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is cooked through. If some batter sticks to it then cook for another 5-10 minutes and test again. Turn off the oven and open the door but leave the tin in there for another 10 minutes.
8. Then ask an adult to move it to a wire rack to cool.
9. When it’s completely cooled, add some glaze, icing, butter-cream, jam or whatever you like. I just sprinkled it with icing sugar.

Tips

• Keep the cake in a proper lidded cake tin –  it will be soft even after 3 days.
• This is a lovely cake for a party, a picnic or just for snacks.