Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake


Ingredients
  • Butter 125gm
  • Vanilla essence 1 tsp
  • Caster sugar 1 ¼ cups
  • Eggs, separated 3
  • Cocoa powder 2/3 cup
  • Water 1/3 cup
  • Milk ¾ cup
  • Flour 1 ½ cups
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
Ingredients for Frosting
  • Chocolate, chopped 60gm
  • Butter 125gm
  • Icing sugar 1 ½ cups
Method
  • Beat butter and sugar, add essence, beat in egg yolks, in another bowl mix cocoa powder, water and milk with a whisk so no lumps remain. Add sifted flour. Beat egg whites in another bowl till soft peaks form, fold in the mixture slowly, pour into a greased and lined pan and bake at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes or till a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool and frost. For the frosting melt chocolate and let cool, beat butter in another bowl till fluffy and add in the chocolate, add the icing sugar and mix till a spreadable frosting is achieved. Sprinkle some 10s and 1000s or sprinkles or put sweets to decorate.

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