BOILED CHOCOLATE CAKE
childhood memories of iced chocolate cake sandwiched together with strawberry jam and mock cream
3 cups of sugar
2 cups of hot water
250g butter or margarine
4 tablespoons of Coco
1 teaspoon of Bi-Carb Soda
4 eggs
3 cups of Self Raising Flour
Put sugar, hot water, butter and coco into a large saucepan and bring to boil.
Add bi-carb soda and cool slightly.
Add eggs and self raising flour, mix well and put into a large greased baking tin.
Cook in moderate over for 1 hour.
Best left gooey in the middle, so may not need the full hour depending on the oven.
MOCK CREAM
Equal quantities of
Sugar
Butter
Boiling water
Beat sugar, butter till creamy then add boiling water.
delicious alternative when you don’t have cream or in summer