A few years ago I bought a chocolate cake at a school fundraiser. After tasting it, I hunted down the baker and asked her for the recipe. The secret is twofold: 100 g Cadbury milk chocolate and beating the eggs and sugar for 10 minutes in total. Thank you, Wendy!<\/p>\n
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<\/div><\/div>\nChocolate cake using milk chocolate<\/strong> 250 ml (1 cup) boiling water Preheat the oven to 180 \u00b0C. Grease or spray two large cake tins. Ice with the Butter Icing on page 200.<\/p>\n Christa\u2019s health squares<\/p>\n When our daughter Sophia was born, my kind and lovely sister-in-law brought me these delicious health bars in hospital. They were the perfect counter to my physical depletion. They are also great for lunchboxes.<\/p>\n Makes 32 Optional Preheat the oven to 160 \u00b0C. Grease or spray a baking tray. Tip: If using the cranberries and seeds, add another egg and 30 ml (2 Tbsp) butter.<\/p>\n
\nServes 12<\/p>\n
\n100 g Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate
\n125 ml (1\/2 cup) cocoa powder
\n250 ml (1 cup) canola oil
\n4 extra-large eggs
\n440 ml (1. cups) castor sugar
\n250 g cake flour (for accuracy use a scale to measure the flour)
\n15 ml (3 rounded teaspoons) baking powder
\n5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence
\npinch of salt<\/p>\n
\nPlace the boiling water in a measuring jug, break up and add the chocolate and let it melt. Add the cocoa and oil.
\nIn the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs at high speed for 5 minutes.
\nAdd the castor sugar and beat at high speed for another 5 minutes.
\nAdd the water and chocolate mixture and beat at high speed for 1 minute.
\nAdd the flour, baking powder, vanilla essence and salt and beat at high speed for
\n2 minutes.
\nPour into the prepared cake tins and bake for 35 minutes until well risen and starting to pull away from the sides of the tins.
\nAllow to cool slightly in the tins, then turn out gently onto a cooling rack to cool completely<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Oat-bar.jpg\")
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\n500 ml (2 cups) cake flour
\n500 ml (2 cups) desiccated coconut
\n750 ml (3 cups) oats
\n5 ml (1 tsp) salt
\n250 ml (1 cup) pecan nuts or walnuts
\n250 ml (1 cup) All-Bran\u00ae Flakes
\n250 ml (1 cup) raisins
\n250 ml (1 cup) brown sugar
\n2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
\n70 ml honey
\n250 g (1 cup) butter
\n10 ml (2 tsp) bicarbonate of soda<\/p>\n
\n250 ml (1 cup) dried cranberries
\n125 ml (1\/2 cup) sunflower and\/or pumpkin seeds<\/p>\n
\nMix together the flour, coconut, oats, salt, nuts, All-Bran Flakes, raisins and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
\nAdd the beaten eggs and mix in.
\nMelt the honey and butter together and add the bicarbonate of soda. Allow to coolslightly. Mix into the fruit and egg mixture.
\nPress the mixture down lightly into the prepared baking tray.
\nBake for 30\u201335 minutes.
\nCut into squares while still warm and allow to cool in the pan.<\/p>\n