3 oz Drinking chocolate
4 oz SR flour
6 oz Margarine
6 oz Caster sugar
3 Eggs, well beaten
1 tb Hot water
FILLING
2 oz Margarine
2 oz Drinking chocolate
4 oz Icing sugar
Water or milk to
Mix, if required
GLACE ICING
6 oz Icing sugar
2 oz Drinking chocolate
2 tb Water to mix,approx
Set oven to 350/F or Mark 4. Grease and line two 8 inch sandwich tins.
Sieve together the flour and drinking chocolate. Cream the margarine
and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the
eggs, a little at a time, adding a tablespoon of the flour mixture to
prevent curdling. Fold in the remaining flour and chocolate mixture
and stir in the hot water. Put the mixture into the tins and smooth
the tops. Bake for 25 minutes or until the surface springs back when
pressed lightly. Remove the cakes from the tins and cool on a wire
rack.
Buttercream fllling: mix all the ingredients together until smooth
and light. Spread on one of the cakes and sandwich together.
Icing: add the water to the sugar and the drinking chocolate to form
a thick paste and coat the top of the cake before serving.
Yields
4 Servings