Anna's Coca Cola Cake

Ingredients

1 large egg
200g plain flour
250g golden sugar
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
125ml buttermilk (or 30g plain yogurt with 100ml semi skim milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
125g unsalted butter
175ml coca cola
 

Icing

225g icing sugar
2 tablespoons (30g) butter
3 tablespoons (40ml) coca cola
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
 

Method

1. In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar, bi-carb and salt - set to one side.

2. Beat egg, buttermilk and vanilla in a measuring jug - set to one side.

3. In a heavy based saucepan gently melt the butter with the cocoa and coca cola

4. Add the dry ingredients and stir well, then add the liquid ingredients and beat until well blended.

5. Pour into a lined, spring form tin (22cm ish) and bake in a preheated oven (180°) for 40 minutes

6. Allow the cake to stand for 15 minutes before removing the spring form

7. Pour on icing

Icing

1. Melt butter, coca cola and cocoa - mix well.

2. Add vanilla

3. Remove from heat and add icing sugar

4. Mix well until spreadable but still runny.