Name: Simple chocolate cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 8-10
Ingredients: Melted butter, to grease, plus extra 60g, melted; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1/3 cup cocoa powder; ¾ cup caster sugar; 125ml milk; 2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Double cream, to serve; Fresh berries, to serve; Chocolate topping, to serve

Simple chocolate cake

Bet you've never made this in your slow cooker!

Serves 8-10

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

2H 10M

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A classic chocolate cake ‘baked’ without the use of a tin or the oven. Amazing!

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Ingredients

Melted butter, to grease, plus extra 60g, melted

1 cup self-raising flour

1/3 cup cocoa powder

¾ cup caster sugar

125ml milk

2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

Double cream, to serve

Fresh berries, to serve

Chocolate topping, to serve

Method

Grease the bowl of a 5L slow cooker appliance, and line with a large sheet of baking paper to cover the base and 3cm up the sides.

Sift flour and cocoa into a large bowl, then stir in sugar. Make a well in the centre and pour in milk, eggs, vanilla and extra melted butter. Use a whisk to beat until a smooth batter forms. Pour into prepared bowl.

Place bowl in appliance. Cover with lid and cook on HIGH setting for 2 hours.

Remove bowl from appliance, remove lid. Remove cake from the bowl. Set aside to cool for 30 minutes.

Serve cake with double cream, fresh berries and chocolate topping.

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Ellie Vernon Food editor

Elle is an experienced Food Editor currently working on Australia’s most read consumer magazine, Better Homes and Gardens.

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