DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY TOPPING

 This is one for the very sweet toothed.I can have just a slice and then a litre of water should follow cos lets just agree a sugar rush on a grown woman isn't so cute. Regardless,it is a simple recipe and the strawberries bring in a bit of tangy. The ingredients can vary depending on how much sugar one can take and a slight variation can create a totally different flavour,hence the coffee part, so you substittute the cocoa for the
 coffee at that point only...*drumroll*. without further ado lets get down to the nitty gritty

INGREDIENTS
 4 Eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable/olive oil  (keeps the cake moist for longer as opposed to butter)
2 1/2 cups self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
100gms cocoa powder/espresso coffee
2 tbsp vanilla essence (use the clear one it is stronger than the brown one)

2 tbsp chocolate brown color

Icing 
200gms icing sugar
3tbsp butter
50ml MIlk
50gms cocoa powder
100gms dark compound
1tsp vanilla essence
1tsp chocolate brown color
200gms fresh strawberries

METHOD
1 Pre-heat oven at 180 degrees,butter a baking tin or sufuria,(the sufuria should not be very heavy though)
2. Mix all wet ingredients, ie eggs,milk, oil, and vanilla essence ,whisk till its all smooth.
3. Add sugar and continue whisking.
4. Sift in all dry ingredients gradually while folding in the mixture.
5.Keep mixing till all ingredients have been incorporated.(Ensure to whisk only in one direction, that is either clockwise only or  anticlockwise only.This is so that you don't loose the air that has already been folded into the batter)
4. Pour mixture into the baking tin,it should be able to slide off the whisk easily. If not its too thick.Theeeen bake in pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
5. check with a toothpick or fort by poking through the cake,if it comes out clean it is ready.
let it cool on wire rack for 10 minutes .
   Icing
1. Mix the butter and icing sugar till it forms a dough like mound .
2. Add the milk a little at a time as you stir till the consistency is light but firm.
3. Add vanilla ,cocoa powder and chocolate color. Continue stiring till it mixes completly.
4. Microwave the dark compound for 1.5 minutes and add to the mixture.
-Cut cake in half ,spread half the icing mix on the cake.place the other half on top and spread the remaining icing.
finally slice the strawberies and place on 
-Slice strawberries and pour on top of the cake ,dust off with icing sugar and garnish with mint leaves.
                                 
                                           BON APPETITE!!!!

CHOCOLATE/COFFEE DELIGHT

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE WITH STRAWBERRY TOPPING.