Budget Pantry Fudge Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil (not olive or other strong flavoured oil)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup icing sugar (optional)

Icing

• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups hot water

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 180 C (350F).

2. 2

   Grease and flour a 20cm round tin.

3. 3

   Place all cake ingredients (except icing sugar) into a bowl and whisk until smooth.

4. 4

   Pour into prepared tin and bake 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in tin for 10 minutes before turning out.

5. 5

   When cool, either dust with optional icing sugar (vegan and dairy-free option), or top with icing.

6. 6

   To make icing, combine sugar, cocoa and butter, then add small quantities of hot water, stirring vigerously, until icing consistency is as you like it.