Ingredients:

Cake:
2 tsp (55 gm) butter
6 oz (170 gm) self raising flour
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
5 oz (140 gm) sugar
2 tbsp treacle
2 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup milk

Icing:
125 gm butter
1 1/2 cups icing mixture
tbsp milk

Instructions:

Cake:
Sift flour, coca powder, and sugar into a mixing bowl.

Pour treacle, eggs, vegetable oil and milk onto dry mix and stir for 2 minutes or unitl ingredients are thoroughly blended. Pour into a greased and floured baking tin.

Bake in 170 degree C (325 F) oven for 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed wiht the fingertip.

Let sit in cake tin for 2 - 5 minutes before turning out to cool on a wire rack.

Icing:
Mix butter and icing mix with electric mixer until thoroughly mixed.
Add a little milk while mixing until the frosting is at the correct consistency.

Note: This cake improves with age and will become increasingly moist. It also cooks well in the microwave. (On high for 5 1/2 to 6 minutes)

Enjoy!