Chocolate cake heaven, with a difference.
INGREDIENTS
180g (1 cup) cake flour
150g ( cup) caster sugar
60ml ( cup) cocoa powder, sifted
3ml ( tsp) bicarbonate of soda
Pinch of salt
75ml (5 tbsp) sunflower oil
15ml (1 tbsp) white vinegar
5ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence
250ml (1 cup) water
Fresh berries in season, to serve
Icing sugar, for dusting
Whipped cream, to serve
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180C. Spray a 20cm cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Place flour, sugar, cocoa, bicarb and salt in the pan and mix.
Using a wooden spoon, make one large indentation in the mixture and two smaller ones. Pour the oil into the large hole and the vinegar and vanilla separately into the smaller holes.
Gradually add the water, mixing until just a few streaks of flour remain. Don't overmix.
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Cool in the pan before turning out onto a rack.
Top with berries, dust with icing sugar and serve with cream.
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