Milk Chocolate Cake

• Ingredients

• 200g (7oz) self raising flour
• 225g (8oz) caster sugar
• half a teaspoon salt
• 25g (1oz) cocoa powder (sieved)
• 100g (4oz) margarine
• 2 eggs (size 3)
• 5 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 5 tablespoons water
• few drops of vanilla essence
• large bar of melted chocolate (for decoration)
• chocolate strands (vermicelli)

• Method

• Heat oven to 180 degrees C, 350 degrees F, gas mark 4.
• Grease 2 x 20.5cm (8inch) tins, not loose bottomed as the mixture will run out.
• Mix flour, sugar, salt and cocoa together.
• Rub in margarine.
• Beat eggs and milk together.
• Stir egg mixture, essence and liquids into the dry ingredients and beat well.
• Place even amounts of the mixture into prepared tins and bake for about 30-35 minutes.
• When cold, sandwich with cream or butter icing and top with melted chocolate.
• Sprinkle over the vermicelli.
• Allow the chocolate to set before serving.