Awesome Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cocoa
• 3 cups plain flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups hot water

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven 180 degrees C.Grease and line a large rectangle baking tin.

2. 2

   Sift all dry ingredients into a large bowl.

3. 3

   Beat in remaining ingredients one at a time.

4. 4

   Mix well.

5. 5

   Pour into tin and bake about 50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

6. 6

   Cool in tin then turn onto a wire rack.

7. 7

   Decorate or make into cake balls.

8. 8

   Enjoy!