Birthday Extravaganza: Nan's Classic Chocolate Birthday Cake

For the Icing

6oz self-raising flour
6oz sugar
6oz margarine
2 extra-large eggs or 3 medium or large eggs
If not liquid enough, a drop of milk
Drinking chocolate, by eye (approx 2-3 tbsp)

Mix all together at once, pour into mixer, and mix in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer for 2 minutes.

Chocolate topping


As much chocolate as required
Small amount of butter/margarine

Add the butter and chocolate to a bowl and melt in microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring regularly.

Alternative fudgy-creamy-chocolatey topping


Whip cream to medium/stiff peaks, add melted chocolate to the mixture.