Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe by Becky
Cooking Instructions 60 mins 1 Get the ingredients together. Take the butter out of the fridge 30 mins before making the cake so it has time to soften 2 Beat the eggs - don't just give them a half-hearted stir with a fork. Well beaten eggs seem to make the sponge lighter. 3 Put the sugar and butter in the mixer and make a cream 4 Add some egg... 5 Add some of the flour, cocoa and baking powder with the mixer on medium speed. Keep adding egg and flour alternately until both have been used up. 6 Turn to a higher speed and mix for a minute or so 7 Pour the mixture into a lined baking pan (better to use greaseproof paper but I didn't have any) or a lightly greased non-stick one 8 Put in the pre-heated oven at 170° for 40 minutes. 9 Take out and pierce with a fork. If the prongs come out clean the cake is done. If they don't then leave for another couple of minutes 10 Empty onto a rack and leave to cool 11 When the cake is cool, put the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl 12 Melt the butter over a low heat, make a hole on the icing sugar and add the melted butter 13 Stir to make the fudge icing 14 If it is too thick to spread then add a tiny dash of milk but go carefully - just a few drops make a big difference 15 Put the icing on the cake 16 Put a wide knife under very hot tap water and spread the icing 17 Decorate with smarties and, when the moment comes 18 .... with candles!! Sing loudly, make a wish (the birthday person) while making the first cut and enjoy!!! 1 Get the ingredients together. Take the butter out of the fridge 30 mins before making the cake so it has time to soften 1 Get the ingredients together. Take the butter out of the fridge 30 mins before making the cake so it has time to soften 2 Beat the eggs - don't just give them a half-hearted stir with a fork. Well beaten eggs seem to make the sponge lighter. 2 Beat the eggs - don't just give them a half-hearted stir with a fork. Well beaten eggs seem to make the sponge lighter. 3 Put the sugar and butter in the mixer and make a cream 3 Put the sugar and butter in the mixer and make a cream 4 Add some egg... 4 Add some egg... 5 Add some of the flour, cocoa and baking powder with the mixer on medium speed. Keep adding egg and flour alternately until both have been used up. 5 Add some of the flour, cocoa and baking powder with the mixer on medium speed. Keep adding egg and flour alternately until both have been used up. 6 Turn to a higher speed and mix for a minute or so 6 Turn to a higher speed and mix for a minute or so 7 Pour the mixture into a lined baking pan (better to use greaseproof paper but I didn't have any) or a lightly greased non-stick one 7 Pour the mixture into a lined baking pan (better to use greaseproof paper but I didn't have any) or a lightly greased non-stick one 8 Put in the pre-heated oven at 170° for 40 minutes. 8 Put in the pre-heated oven at 170° for 40 minutes. 9 Take out and pierce with a fork. If the prongs come out clean the cake is done. If they don't then leave for another couple of minutes 9 Take out and pierce with a fork. If the prongs come out clean the cake is done. If they don't then leave for another couple of minutes 10 Empty onto a rack and leave to cool 10 Empty onto a rack and leave to cool 11 When the cake is cool, put the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl 11 When the cake is cool, put the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl 12 Melt the butter over a low heat, make a hole on the icing sugar and add the melted butter 12 Melt the butter over a low heat, make a hole on the icing sugar and add the melted butter 13 Stir to make the fudge icing 13 Stir to make the fudge icing 14 If it is too thick to spread then add a tiny dash of milk but go carefully - just a few drops make a big difference 14 If it is too thick to spread then add a tiny dash of milk but go carefully - just a few drops make a big difference 15 Put the icing on the cake 15 Put the icing on the cake 16 Put a wide knife under very hot tap water and spread the icing 16 Put a wide knife under very hot tap water and spread the icing 17 Decorate with smarties and, when the moment comes 17 Decorate with smarties and, when the moment comes 18 .... with candles!! Sing loudly, make a wish (the birthday person) while making the first cut and enjoy!!! 18 .... with candles!! Sing loudly, make a wish (the birthday person) while making the first cut and enjoy!!! More Recipes Tteokguk - Rice Cake Dumpling Soup | 10 Minutes Recipe for a Happy New Year 🌞🤍 10 minutes recipeㅣTomato Daisy Pizza 🍕 Watermelon Salad RecipeㅣA Perfect Summer Appetizer 🍉 Flower Garden Salad 🌼 Sweet Spring is Here! Cherry Tomato Tulip Salad 🍅🌷 Tteokguk - Rice Cake Dumpling Soup | 10 Minutes Recipe for a Happy New Year 🌞🤍 10 minutes recipeㅣTomato Daisy Pizza 🍕 Watermelon Salad RecipeㅣA Perfect Summer Appetizer 🍉 Flower Garden Salad 🌼 Sweet Spring is Here! 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