FANTASTIC CAKE RECIPE (CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA)

FANTASTIC CHOCOLATE CAKE (CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA)

Fantastic Cake Recipe ( Chocolate & Vanilla ) English translation

Prepare 1 large square or 2 large round cake tins.

Mixture 1:
(Sift together)
1&1/2 cups flour
4 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 heaped tablespoons cocoa powder

Mixture 2:
6 eggs, seperated
1 & 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup oil
1 cup water
1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
Beat together egg yolks and sugar.
Add oil, warm water and vanilla essence. Beat well again.

Add mixture 2 to mixture 1. Mix well.

Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into above mentioned mixture.

Bake at 180 degrees C for 45 minutes. Leave to cool for a few minutes for sides to release. Turn out. Cool completely and decorate.

For Vanilla ( white cake ) version, replace the cocoa powder with 4 heaped tablespoons of Maizena.

Recipe of Rita Pretorius
Translated by Janieta Nell