This is from A Yolande, and has become the standard birthday cake. This one is easy
and popular with children and adults alike. I use an icing recipe which came from
Ahmadi's Grandmother. (Remember Dadi?)
Ingredients
* ¼ kg butter
* ¼ kg sugar
* ¼ kg cake flour
* 3 eggs
* 25 grams cocoa
* 1 teaspoon soda bicarbonate powder
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
* ½ cup dahi (yoghurt)

Chocolate Icing
* ¼ cup butter
* 2 tablespoons cocoa
* 2 tablespoons water
* 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
* 200 gms icing sugar approx.

Method
Beat together the butter and sugar till creamy
Add eggs one at a time, beating well each time.
Fold in the sifted ingredients, alternately with the curd.
Add the vanilla essence.
Stir.
Bake in a greased pan for about ½ an hour.

Chocolate Icing
Mix together the butter,water,cocoa and vanilla essence.
Heat on a low fire till it becomes greasy.
Take it off the fire.
Add the sifted icing sugar till it becomes smooth and thick and coats the
back of the spoon.
Use this to ice the cake.