Judy's RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

(recipe 2815 NMAA Cooks Again)

1/2 cup cocoa 2 cups SR Flour
1/2 cup boiling water 1/4 tsp bicarb soda
175 gm (6 oz) butter/marg 3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs

Grease 2 20cm (8") round tins, oven 180.

Blend cocoa with boiling water, cool a bit.
Cream butter/ sugar and add eggs one at a time, beating well.
Sift flour and soda, then sift again into creamed mixture, stir lightly, add milk, vanilla and when well mixed stir in cocoa mixture.
Bake 30-35 mins. Allow to stand 5 minutes before turning out on rack.

For the middle, I spread some jam (anything but marmalade), make some mock cream (or you could use real cream whipped well) and then chocolate icing.