Mrs Doyle in Father Ted once said: “Sure didn’t the Lord himself pause for a nice cup of tea”.  Well here is some chocolate cake to have with that cup of tea!

This simple chocolate cake is now going to be a firm favourite for birthdays and celebrations. It’s also a great one to make with the kids. Apart from the baking it only takes about 20 minutes to make and decorate. I’m not a fan of the typical butter icing that is normally on cakes, so here is one I found in an Anabel Karmel book using sour cream. It gives a really tasty finish. You could also decorate this cake with mini smarties depending on who it is for. Check out the recipe below.

http://terrylyons.ie/recipes/chocolate-cake/