Donna Latter's Chocolate Butter Cake

This recipe is a CWA favourite and has been used for years in competition cookery for the Donna Latter Memorial Prize

Ingredients

125g butter

1 3/4 cups self raising flour

1 1/4 cups caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

2 eggs

1 cup milk

2 tablespoons cocoa 

Method

  • Place all ingredients into a bowl & beat well until the chocolate mixture changes colour & all the ingredients are combined. A food processor can be used if you like

  • Grease and line a 20cm round tin

  • Pour the mixture into the tin. Bang the tin lightly on the bench to even out the mixture

  • Cook in a moderate oven for about 1 hour (this will depend on your oven) until cake is cooked

  • Hint: The cake will be ready when it springs back when touched in the centre, and the edge of the cake comes away from the tin

  • When cool, ice on top with chocolate icing