Name: Chocolate cake squares
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 200 g plain flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 150 g soft brown sugar; 2 tbsp golden syrup; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 150 ml vegetable oil; 150 ml semi-skimmed milk

Chocolate cake squares

These chocolate moist squares are perfect served with custard on top, for lunch or even served as treats in a picnics

Chocolate cake squares

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Cook Time 45

Total Time 45

Course Cake

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

200 g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
150 g soft brown sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
2 eggs, lightly beaten
150 ml vegetable oil
150 ml semi-skimmed milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 170ºc/Gas 3.
Grease and line a 23cm square cake tin.
Sift the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add the syrup, eggs, oil and milk. With an electric mixer, mix all the ingredients together.
Pour into the tin and spread out. Bake for 40-45mins, until baked and springs back to you touch. Leave to cool. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Cut up into squares and serve with creamy custard and any left over put into an airtight tin.