Sunny Family Chocolate Cake

Batter
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup self-raising flour
2/3 cup plain flour
1/2 tspn bicarb soda
125g butter, softened
1 1/4 cups castor sugar
3 eggs
1 tspn vanilla essence
1/2 cup milk

Icing
2 cups icing mixture
3/4 cup cocoa
50g butter, softened
1 tspn vanilla essence
50-100ml boiling water

1. To make batter sift dry ingredients into a bowl.  Add all remaining ingredients.
2. Mix with electric beaters on low speed until combined.  Increase speed to high and beat for 1-2 minutes.
3. Spread mixture into a greased and lined 20cm round cake pan.  Cook in a pre-heated 160'C oven for 60-70 minutes, or until skewer inserted into centre comes out cleanly.
4. Leave in pan to cool for 10 minutes before turning onto cooling rack. 
5. To make icing sift dry ingredients into bowl.  Add butter and vanilla, then slowly drizzle in boiling water, mixing well after each addition, until icing is smooth consistency.  Icing can be make as runny as you like by adding more boiling water.
6. When cake is cool, cover with icing.

Key Lime Pie

Base

200g plain sweet biscuits

100g unsalted butter, melted

Whipped cream and shredded lime peel to decorate

Lime Filling 

4 eggs, lightly beaten

395g can of sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup cooking cream

2 tsps finely ground lime rind

1/2 cup lime juice

1. Using a round 20cm spring form pan, invert and grease and line base and sides with paper
2. Finely crush biscuits.  Add melted butter and mix until combined.  Press over base and up sides of pan.  Put in fridge to cool and set.
3. To make the filling, combine all ingredients in a bowl.  Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.  Pour into prepared pan.  Place pan onto oven tray.
4. Cook in a moderate oven (180'C) four about 45 minutes or until just set in the middle.
5. Remove from over, allow to cool in pan before attempting to lift out.  Decorate with whipped cream and shredded lime peel.