basic chocolate cake

Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F). Place the flour, baking powder, sugar, butter, eggs, milk, cocoa and vanilla in a large bowl and mix until well combined.

Pour into a lightly greased tin of preferred size lined with non-stick baking paper and bake for specified time (see tin variations below) or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.VARIATIONS+ 22cm (8½ in) square tin – bake for 1 hour and 10-15 minutes.+ 20 x 30cm (7¾ x 12 in) slab tin – bake for 40-50 minutes.+ 18cm round tin - bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes