Thrown-Together Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups superfine sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup soft butter
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder

Preparation

Oven: 350 deg F/ 180 deg Celsius.
Grease 1 fairly large or 2 smaller cake tins with butter.
(Later I increased the butter to 1/2 cup, and also added 1 teaspoon mixed spice.).
Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl, more or less in the order given. Beat well with electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
Ladle into greased tins, tap to remove some air bubbles, and bake in the pre-heated oven for 45 mins - 1 hour.
(Two smaller tins might bake faster than 1 large tin. Do test with a skewer before removing).
Turn out and cool.