Chocolate Cake.

Chocolate Cake

Learning Intentions

To be able to read and understand the recipe, to be able follow the instructions with good accuracy, to use the correct techniques, to be able to identify when the cake is cooked, to be able to present a quality product.

This is all practice for their assessment. The students will complete this recipe without a demonstration. A slice of each cake will be presented for judging.

Equipment

·      Cake tin and baking paper to fit

·      Large mixing bowl

·      Wooden spoon

·      Measuring cup/ spoons

·      Sieve

·      Spatula

·      Cooling rack

Ingredients

·      Butter, 75g (soft)

·      Sugar, 3/4 cup

·      Golden syrup, 1 Heaped Tbsp

·      Egg, 1

·      Flour, 1 cup

·      Salt, ¼ tsp

·      Baking soda, 1 tsp

·      Baking powder, 1 tsp

·      Cocoa, 2 Tbsp

·      Milk, ½ cup

·      Vanilla essence, ½ tsp

Icing ingredients

·      icing sugar, ½ cup

·      Cocoa, 1 tsp

·      Butter, 2 knobs

·      Hot water, 2-3 tsp

Method

1.    Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, using a wooden spoon.

2.    Beat in the Golden syrup.

3.    Beat in the egg.

4.    Sieve in the dry ingredients and slowly fold in.

5.    Carefully mix in the milk and vanilla.

6.    Pour the mixture into a prepared tin (lined with baking paper).

7.    Bake the cake at 1600C for 30 minutes, until spongy in the middle.

8.    Cool on a cooling rack before turning out.

9.    Ice with chocolate icing.