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simple chocolate cake.

You can cook simple chocolate cake using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of simple chocolate cake

1. You need 1 of greaseproof paper.
2. You need 6 oz of self raising flour.
3. It's 6 oz of butter,softened.
4. Prepare 6 oz of granulated sugar.
5. It's 1 large of egg,beaten.
6. Prepare 3 oz of plain chocolate,melted over a bowl of simmering water.
7. You need 4 oz of unsalted butter,melted.
8. It's 4 oz of plain chocolate.
9. It's 6 oz of icing sugar,sifted.
10. You need 3 tbsp of milk.
11. You need 1 box of of belgian flaked truffles.

simple chocolate cake step by step

1. pre-heat oven to 170oc,325f.gas mark 3.grease and line a 20cm or 8 inch round cake tin,sift the flour into a bowl.add the butter,sugar and the eggs.beat until smooth,stir into it the melted chocolate.pour the mixture into the prepared tin and leave..
2. then level the mixture.bake in a pre heated oven for 50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.leave in tin for 5 minutes.loosen with a round bladed knife and turn out onto a cooling rack.remove lining paper and cool..
3. to prepare the frosting.melt the unsalted butter and chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water,add icing sugar and milk.beat until smooth..
4. cut the cake in half horizontally. and while frosting is still warm,use half to sandwich the cake back together.spread remaining frosting over the top and decorate with the belgian flaked truffles.
5. and its finished and enjoy your delicious cake..