Step 1 Preheat your oven to 160?C. Line a 23cm cake tin (6cm deep) with baking paper and grease well.

Step 2 Mix all the wet ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine them.

Step 3 Mix all the dry ingredients in a second bowl and stir to combine them.

Step 4 Combine all the wet and dry ingredients together and beat well for several minutes with an electric mixer until you get a smooth batter.

Step 5 Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake at 160?C for about 1 ½ hours.

Step 6 You’ll know the the cake is cooked when a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes.

Step 7 Remove the cake from the cake tin and peel away the baking paper. Once the cake is cooled feel free to ice with your favourite chocolate icing.

Recipe supplied courtesy of Healtheries.