Favourite Chocolate Cake

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves               :8

Ingredients
1/2 Cup cocoa
3/4 Cup boiling water
180g softened butter /margarine spread
1 Cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups white wings self raising fliour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
200g sour cream

Frosting
2 Cups pure icing sugar
2 tablespoon cocoa
20g softened butter
2-3 tablespoons boiling water

Method

• Preheat oven to 180c conventional or 160c fan -forced. Grease and line base and sides of a deep, round 20cm cake pan or spring form pan with baking paper.combine cocoa and boiling  water in a heatproof jug,stirring until a thick sauce forms.set aside to cool.
• Place butter or margarine, sugar and vanilla into a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time until well combined. Sift flour and bicarbonate of soda together and add to butter mixture; add the cocoa mixture and sour cream.Using a large metal spoon, gently fold together until well combined.
• Spoon mixture into prepared cake pan. smooth top. bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cake to stand for 10 minutes  then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

 To make frosting : mix all ingredients together with a spoon until smooth and creamy.add a little more boiling water ,if necessary.Spread frosting on top of cooled cake.