white_elephant is this the recipe you are referring to?
"I make this once a week makes a small rosat pan size cake
3.5 c flour 3.5 c sugar 3 t/s Baking powder 1.5 c cocoa 1 cup oil 2 cups milk 3 t/s baking soda 1 t/s salt 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups of boiling water (added at end)
Put all ingredients (except for the water) in a large bowl mix well to a batter. add boiling water and mix till smooth bake in the over at 160 for 1hr. you can split the mix and make two smaller cakes or make 1 smaller cake and put the rest into muffin tins the choice is completely up to you. this is an excellent cake if you have a large family or just want to impress people. gets moister by the day so stays nice and fresh very simular to mud cake. Quote hooksie60 (129 )2:27 pm, Thu 29 Oct #1"
I haven't used that recipe but if it is the one that you are referring to, then IMO there is no reason (or given quantity) that can't/couldn't be easily halved - depending on the cake tin you use the cooking time may need to be adjusted though.
Hope that helps.:-))
raewyn64,
Oct 18, 2:39am
I made this on the weekend. I reduce the sugar by 1 cup to 2.5 cups. Anyway I got it to make 2 ring tins, one round tin and one loaf tin cake.I iced them all, gave one away to a neighbour and two are in the freezer for this weekend as we are having a working bee and the other one we are eating now.
I am sure it could be reduced, or you could do what I did and make several and freeze them.
white_elephant,
Oct 18, 3:04am
Yes that is the recipe, I made it in the weekend and I too reduced the sugar by 1 cup, it's so nice but next time I don't want to be tempted by sooo much cake. Thanks for the help.
willman,
Oct 18, 3:30am
I have halved this recipe and it turned out well.I did reduce the hot water,as I thought it too sloppy.
jessie981,
Oct 18, 3:33am
Have a mental block when it comes to cooking with oil in a recipe.
lizab,
Oct 18, 2:25pm
I used to feel the same Jessie981 and would always avoid recipes with oil, but I took the plunge one day and tried it and I can promise you it's fine. I always use grapeseed oil in baking btw.
jessie981,
Oct 18, 2:34pm
I understand you have to use it in Carrot cake My friend uses it in Banana cake & it's yucky. What flavour do you bake lizab?
pat56,
Nov 28, 8:10pm
Unfortunately I don't have success with oil based cakes. Come out fudgy & stodgy. Just tried Anna Langbeins one potChoc cake recipe with butter from sat. nights tv show. And it's yummy. p.s. this is not her recipe with pumpkin/carrot & cinnamon.
mdavis1,
Jan 17, 1:08am
Hi i really want to make this (now) but only have self raising flour, can i use that?
mdavis1,
Jan 17, 1:08am
Hi i really want to make this (now) but only have self raising flour, can i use that!
nik12,
Jan 17, 4:18am
I would go for it mdavis (but your probably in bed now lol), but leave out the baking powder.
dilligaf_dah,
Feb 20, 7:03pm
The 1st recipe is it just replace the cocoa with 10 bananasI sprinkle a little sugar on the bananas when mashing them makes them easier to blend in the cake mix. I also use egg whites in my icing so add the jokes in the cake mix as well.
gerry64,
Feb 20, 7:52pm
what size roasting pan is recommended please
elliehen,
Feb 20, 8:23pm
Then try this one, jessie981.It is very similar, but with butter and is smaller. It is a 1970s New Zealand Woman's Weekly recipe.
Place sugar, water, butter, cocoa & baking SODA into a saucepan and stir over a low heat until butter has melted
Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes
When cool, mix in beaten eggs & flour sifted with baking POWDER
Beat well
Turn into greased & lined 20 cm tin & bake at 180*C for one hour
Edited to add: Reason for the upper case letters - with both baking powder and baking soda in a recipe it's easy to mix them up ;)
wasgonna,
Feb 20, 8:34pm
elliehen . As a mere male, any suggestions on what you do with it when cooked. I hate icing.
wasgonna,
Feb 20, 8:34pm
elliehen ... As a mere male, any suggestions on what you do with it when cooked. I hate icing.
elliehen,
Feb 20, 8:38pm
If I wasgonna do it, I'd sift some icing sugar over a chocolate cake like gentle snow!You could even cut out a pattern in A4 paper and sift over top of that - your initials!A smiley face!
elliehen,
Feb 20, 8:38pm
If I wasgonna do it, I'd sift some icing sugar over a chocolate cake like gentle snow!You could even cut out a pattern in A4 paper and sift over top of that - your initials?A smiley face?
wasgonna,
Feb 20, 9:20pm
Thanks for that. Probably do a grumpy face though.
pat56,
Feb 20, 9:35pm
Do you dislike the taste or making it. As another mm I have no prob making this icing; 1/2 cup icing sugar & 2 T cocoa sifted. 1/2T softened butter melted in cup with about 1 1/2 T hot water, vanilla ess if you like. Stir gradually into the ic s/cocoa till you get consistency you want. Spread on cake
eastie3,
Feb 20, 9:41pm
Half a cup of icing sugar won't go very far.
eastie3,
Feb 20, 9:41pm
Half a cup of icing sugar won't go very far.
jessie981,
Feb 20, 10:22pm
Ditto - 2 -2&1/2c icing sugar.
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