chocolate cake?...
Becky had been wanting to have scones and I'd been missing baking... so, mama Helen came to
the rescue and kindly sent us her lovely scone recipe (cause I can never remember all the steps), so after the Easter surprises, hugs, kisses and pictures, we all went down to the kitchen to realize we didn't have caster sugar... There were disappointed faces in the kitchen, so we decided to try doing mama Helen's, yummy and easy chocolate cake! (also known as the "200-200-200" cake in the Benito home).
200 gr sugar
200 gr margarine
200 gr self-rising flour*
4 eggs
1/2 tsp of salt
4 tbsp of warm water
60-70 gr of Nesquick (or drinking chocolate)
*it turns out even more delicius if you use cornflour and baking powder! (it does a really goowy dough and REALLY spongy cake. It is a Familia Benito favourite).
I love baking it because it is one of those few recipes I can do without looking at the paper every two seconds and because it's connected to many good memories too. We've baked it many times together (with mum, Clara, friends...) and for many people/occasions (birthdays, friends, family, birthdays, quick Sunday desserts, missionaries, birthdays...).
We had fun preparing, measuring and especially trying the dough. Sarah and Jack coloured (we got cards that night too) while little James played with his football and checked the oven every couple minutes. We discovered that Carol loves stirring the dough... and when she finally stopped and got it all smooth, everyone made sure that bowls and spatulas had no dough left on them! :)
The results weren't too bad! We did two little cakes and used the rest for cupcakes.
Patricia brought strawberries and fresh cream the next day and we had it for tea (qué rico)
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