Boiled Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Chas in Melbourne

Boil together:

1 1/2 cups of water

5 tablespoons cocoa

6oz. butter

Pour slightly cooled chocolate mix over:

 3 cups of plain flour

2 1/4 cups of sugar
Add: 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 1/4 teas. bicarb. soda

3 beaten eggs

3/4 cup of milk

vanilla

Mix all together. Makes 2 deep 8 inch round cakes. Bake 50-55 minutes (till firm) at 350 (180C)
Rich Chocolate icing. melt 2 ounces butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar. Stir over medium heat for 2 minutes but do not boil. Add 2 tablespoons milk, stir to boil, remove from heat. Blend in 1 1/2 cups icing sugar and 1 tablespoon cocoa sifted, vanilla. Add a little extra milk is stiff. Quickly spread over cold cake. (sets very fast) (Omit cocoa, makes nice caramel icing for a plain cake.)