Name: Frosted chocolate cake
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 2 tablespoon cocoa; 3/4 cup milk; walnuts for decoration; Chocolate frosting; 90 gram butter; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 2 tablespoon milk, approximately

Ingredients

125 gram butter

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

2 tablespoon cornflour

2 tablespoon cocoa

3/4 cup milk

walnuts for decoration

Chocolate frosting

90 gram butter

1 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted

1 tablespoon cocoa

2 tablespoon milk, approximately

Method

1.Grease a 20cm ring pan, line base with paper, grease paper.

2.Combine butter, sugar and eggs in processor, process for a few seconds until combined. Add dry ingredients and milk, process until mixture is smooth and changed in colour. Spread into prepared pan. Bake in moderate oven for about 35 minutes. Stand 2 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool. Spread cold cake with frosting, decorate with walnut halves.

3.To make chocolate frosting, beat butter in small bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sifted icing sugar and cocoa and milk, beat until frosting is spreadable.

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