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This one came from the Womans Weekly Cookbook and was submitted by Vanessa. She says its great for birthday cakes.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 Cups Self-Raising Flour
• ½ Tsp Bicarbonate of soda
• ¼ Tsp salt
• ½ Cup Cocoa
• 1¼ Cups Sugar
• 125g (4 oz.) butter
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Tsp vanilla
• 2 Eggs

Chocolate Icing

• 1½ Cups Icing Sugar
• 2 Tsp Cocoa
• 2 Tsp Butter
• 2 Tbs Water

Instructions

1. Sift dry ingredients into large bowl;
2. Add sugar.
3. Add melted butter gradually; mix well.
4. Add milk and vanilla; beat well.
5. Add lightly-beaten eggs gradually; beating well after each addition.
6. Put mixture into greased and greased-paper lined deep 20cm (8 in) round cake tin.
7. Bake at 180C (350F) oven for 65 minutes or until cooked when tested.
8. Top with Chocolate Icing when cold.

Chocolate Icing:

1. Sift together icing sugar and cocoa
2. mix in meltedbutter and water
3. beat until smooth.