Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake:

• 2 cups White Wings Gluten-free Plain Flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1½ cups CSR Caster Sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup boiling water

Buttercream:

• 125gm butter, softened
• 1½ cup CSR Soft Icing Mixture
• 1 tbsp milk

To Serve:

• 2 cups mixed berries
• Icing sugar for dusting

1. Pre heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced) and grease and line two 20cm round springform cake tins with baking paper.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl, before adding the eggs, milk and vegetable oil. Whisk to a smooth batter before adding the boiling water. Pour batter into prepared cake tin and bake for 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and leave in tin for 10 minutes before releasing and leaving to cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, cut off domed centre of cake and slice the cake in half to give you 2 flat discs.
3. Prepare the Buttercream icing by beating softened butter on high speed until pale before gradually adding the remaining ingredients.
4. Build the cake with layers of cake, icing, cake, icing, berries, dust with icing sugar.