Cola Chocolate Cake

Cola Chocolate Cake

This is a delicious chocolate cake with a very unique ingredient that keeps this cake so moist!

Serves 8

Prep time:  20 minutes

Cooking time: 40-45 minutes

Ingredients

250g/8 ½ oz self raising flour

3 heaped tbsp cocoa powder

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

200ml/7 fl oz cola drink

250g/8 ½ oz butter

300g golden caster sugar

75ml/2 ½ fl oz milk

2 eggs

1 tsp red food colouring

For the frosting

60g/2 oz butter, softened

200g/ 7 oz icing sugar, sifted

3 tbsp cocoa powder

2-3 tbsp cola drink

Method

1.  Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4 and grease a 24cm loose bottomed cake tin.

2.  Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the cocoa and bicarbonate of soda, mix through.  In a pan melt the butter and add the cola, add to the large bowl of dry ingredients then add the eggs and milk.  Gently mix through and pour into the cake tin.

3.  Place in the oven to bake for 40-45 minutes or until when you place a skewer into the centre of the cake it comes out clean.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes.

3.  For the frosting, place the butter, cocoa powder and icing sugar into a large bowl and beat until blended.  Mix through the cola to combine the ingredients, spread over the cake and allow the frosting to set.  Enjoy!