Gluten-free Chocolate Cake

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hour
Serves: 12 - 16

INGREDIENTS
Chocolate Cake
2 cups White Wings Gluten-free Plain Flour
1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
11⁄2 tsp baking powder
11⁄2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
11⁄2 cups CSR Caster Sugar
1⁄2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup boiling water

Buttercream
125gm butter, softened
11⁄2 cup CSR Soft Icing Mixture
1 tbsp milk
To serve
2 cups mixed berries
Icing sugar for dusting

Gluten-free Chocolate Cake METHOD

1. Pre heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced) and grease and line two 20cm round springform cake tins with baking paper.

2. Sift all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl, before adding the eggs, milk and vegetable oil. Whisk to a smooth batter before adding the boiling water. Pour batter into prepared cake tin and bake for 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and leave in tin for 10 minutes before releasing and leaving to cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, cut off domed centre of cake and slice the cake in half to give you 2 flat discs.

3. Prepare the Buttercream icing by beating softened butter on high speed until pale before gradually adding the remaining ingredients.

4. Build the cake with layers of cake, icing, cake, icing, berries, dust with icing sugar.

This recipe is brought to you by - CSR Sugar & White Wings