From Cathy's kitchen: Mum's Chocolate Cake

Mix together in mixmaster:

125g butter

1 C sugar

1 egg

1/2 C cocoa

1 1/2C SRF

1/2 tsp bicarb soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 C milk

Then slowly add these (or they'll splash)

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 C boiling water

Beat on high 3 minutes. Put into cake tin (lined / greased) or patty tins (greased).

Bake in moderate oven until inserted skewer comes out clean.

Cool in tins 10 minutes, then on a rack until cold.

Variations:

add 1/4 C freshly squeezed orange juice and reduce milk to 1/3 C

and/or

add 1 tsp finely grated and chopped orange zest

or ice with white peppermint icing

Freezes well - iced or uniced