Nigella's old fashioned chocolate cake DessertVery Easy1 h 10 m Send this recipe to a friend Print this page Ask a question to the author Post your photo of this recipe Ingredients 8 For Cake 200g plain flour 200g caster sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 40g best-quality cocoa 175g soft unsalted butter 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons real vanilla extract 150ml sour cream (which I subbed with creme fraiche) * Note that I halved everything to make a cake just right for my family size. The other reason being, my oven is just too small to accommodate 2 cake tins. Yes, THAT small. Sad. Blog post can be read here: http://thelittleteochew.blogspot.com/2009/11/nigellas-old-fashioned-chocolate-cake.html For Creamy Chocolate Frosting 170 g confectioners' sugar 15 g unsweetened cocoa powder 45 g butter 40 ml evaporated milk 3 ml vanilla extract * Note that this recipe is enough for 6 servings. If you want to bake a bigger cake, you can input your desired serving size at Allrecipes and the corresponding measurements will be re-calculated. View the directions