Cake:

175 grams butter , softened         2 cups standard plain flour                                                                               

1 teaspoon of vanilla essence        2 teaspoons of baking

1 3/4 cups sugar                            1 cup milk

3 eggs                                            1/2 cocoa

Icing:                                              

2 tablespoons water (sometimes more)    1/4 teaspoon butter softened

2 cups icing sugar                            1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence

method for cake:

cream butter,vanilla essence, and sugar untill light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg added sift the cocoa, flour and baking powder together. add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.pour mixture into a greased and lined 22cm round cake tin bake at 180 degrees celcius or 350 Fahrenheit for 30 Min’s or untill cake springs back when lightly touched. leave in tin for 10 min before turning out onto wire rack. leave till cold then ice the cake

method for icing:

sift icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl.add butter.add sufficient water to mix to a spreadable consistency.

apply on flat side of cake. add decorations if you wish eg:100″s and 1000″s

 please tell me what you thought thanks