Ingredients --------------Self raising flour 250 grams Baking powder 2 teaspoons Salt a pinch Cocoa powder 3-4 tablespoons

Butter /margarine 250 grams Powdered sugar 250 grams Eggs 4 Buttermilk 1 cup Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon Method ------------> Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease an eight inch round tin. >Sieve self-raising flour with baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. >Mix together softened butter with sugar and beat well with a wire whisk or elec tric beater till light and fluffy >Mix in one egg at a time.Fold in flour and cocoa mixture two to three spoons at a time, taking a little of buttermilk to make a smooth batter. >Lastly mix in vanilla essence. >Pour batter in prepared cake tin and bake at 180 C for thirty five to forty min utes.