The aroma of chocolate cake baking makes me smile; consuming a still warm slice makes me swoon.

I love TheHusband very much (and kids of course but this blog post is adults only, kid mention free) so this cake is the one I made him yesterday. A recipe that is perfection in its simplicity…
The road to bliss might just be paved with fresh chocolate cake and at first bite even TheHusband agreed with that.
The recipe below is filled with a whole lotta love without taking a whole lotta time
· 15 minutes to make
· 30 minutes to bake
· NOVICE protected

Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
200g unsalted butter
2 cups caster sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup milk (soured with dash of vinegar)
1 cup freshly made coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups self-raising flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
¾ cup cocoa
pinch salt
ICING (optional)
3 cups icing sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
3-4 tablespoons pre-boiled warm water
Method
1.Preheat the oven
•Turn the oven on to 160C.
2. Prepare the baking dish
•Spray the baking dish with olive oil spray to prevent the cake from sticking during cooking. •Or line the dish with baking paper.
3. Make the cake – wet ingredients
•Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy with the whisk.
•Add the vanilla and then the eggs, one at a time, adding a spoonful of flour between each.
•Add the milk and the coffee.
4.The dry ingredients
•Mix the flour, the cocoa, the baking soda and the salt together.
5.Mix ingredients together
•Carefully mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture with the wooden spoon.
•It is important to mix quickly and stir just a couple of stirs (be very careful not to mix too much or the cake will not rise nicely and it will taste tough).
6.Fill the baking dish
•Without delay quickly spoon the mixture into the baking dish. Using two spoons to scrape the mixture in.
7.Cook the cake
•Put the filled dish in the oven and cook for about30 minutes (fan forced)– or until risen and bounces back when pressed.
•Using oven mitts, remove the dish from the oven & set it on the cooling rack to cool.
8.Make the icing
•While the cake is cooking, make the icing.
•Sift the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl, add the butter and mix together with enough pre-boiled warm water to make a thick but spoonable icing.When cold ice the cake. Use the back of a butter knife to spread the icing on top of the cake.