Deluxe Devil's Food Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 34 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 23 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 34 cups sugar
• 23 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 eggs
• 2 23 cups icing sugar
• 14 cup cocoa
• 13 teaspoon salt
• 12 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg yolk
• 13 cup hot water

1. In a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cocoa, salt, sugar.
2. Add butter.
3. Then pour in water and vanilla essence.
4. Beat with an electric beater for 2 minutes on high or with a hand beater for 250 strokes.
5. Add eggs and beat 2 minutes or 250 strokes with hand beater.
6. Pour into a 33cm x 23cm x 5cm oblong pan lined with greaseproof paper.
7. Bake at 180C for 35-40 minutes or until cooked.
8. Cool on wire rack in pan.
9. Ice in pan with deluxe chocolate icing.
10. Deluxe Chocolate Icing:.
11. Sift together icing sugar, cocoa and salt.
12. Add butter, egg yolk and hot water.
13. Beat until smooth and easy to spread.

flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cocoa, salt, sugar, butter, water, vanilla essence, eggs, icing sugar, cocoa, salt, butter, egg yolk, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/deluxe-devils-food-cake-177757 (may not work)