cake chocolate for icing

[bayliss]

I would like to make a light choc cake for icing any receipies out there would appreciate any suggestions

[lucca]

Hello Bayliss
Recipe from an old book so I haven't translated oz into grams

6 oz sr flour
4 oz marg
7 oz sugar (caster is best)
pinch salt
good pinch cinnamon
2 eggs (separated)
3 oz plain choc
8 tbspns milk

Cream sugar/marg till fluffy
melt choc and blend with egg yolks
mix spice, salt, and flour and stir in alternately with milk
beat egg whites till stiff and fold into mixture

Bake 45 mins at 350/gas 4 - use tin 8-9 ins.
Cool and ice

[jenniprice]

For the icing they're is really simple technic I use of mixing exact amounts of dairy milk melted chocolate with double cream, then whisk.
My family go mad for it!