Nan’s Chocolate Cake – Back to Basics

One of the first recipes I shared on the blog was for my Great Nan’s Chocolate Cake.  That was year ago and it’s time to revamp it. This is a recipe I grew up with, enjoying cakes made by both my Nan and then my Mum.  My sister and I would sit on the kitchen bench, eagerly helping Mum sift ingredients, add them to the bowl and then fight over who got to lick the spoon.  It’s now a recipe I regularly make  and since Baby Boy is still a bit young to be licking the spoon, it’s a fight between his big brother and I over who gets to lick the bowl.

It’s a great recipe to make with kids, with sifting, melting, stirring and egg cracking involved.  I’ve never had a failure when making this cake, it really is that easy to throw together.

I like to make it in a loaf tin, but you can really bake it any sized tin. In the past we’ve used round, ring and slice tins – you just need to adjust the baking time.

I hope you enjoy this cake as much as we do x

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3.45 from 9 votes

Nan's Chocolate Cake - Back to Basics

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Cakes

Servings: 12

Author: Lauren

Ingredients

• 90 g butter
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
• 175 g of caster sugar
• 175 g of self raising flour
• 1/2 cup of milk

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 170 degrees (fan forced) and line the base of a loaf tin.
• Melt the butter in the microwave and set aside to cool slightly.
• Sift flour and cocoa into the bowl of an electric mixer, then add all the other ingredients.
• Beat for approximately 4 minutes until ingredients have all combined and the mixture is smooth.
• Pour into the cake tin and bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Allow cake to cool in the tin for five minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!

What is your favourite recipe from your childhood? Do you still make it?