Djöflaterta - Devil's Cake

Description
This type of chocolate cake is very popular all over Iceland, and you can buy a slice in most cafes and bakeries. I like it best when it has been frozen and thawed before glazing, because the cake will then be nicely moist.



Ingredients

 * 1¾ cup flour
 * 1½ cup sugar
 * 1 tsp salt
 * ⅔ cup milk
 * 1 tsp baking soda
 * 2 eggs or 1 egg and 2 yolks (use whites to make angel's cream icing)
 * ½ cup dark cocoa
 * 100 g margarine/butter (soft)
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

 * 1) Mix together the dry ingredients.
 * 2) Add milk and mix well.
 * 3) Add eggs, soft margarine/butter and vanilla extract and mix well.
 * 4) Pour into two cake pans and bake at 175°C until firm.
 * 5) Remove gently from pans and cool.
 * 6) When cold, spread one half with rhubarb jam (leave it out if you don't have any), and spread cocoa icing over the jam.
 * 7) Put the other half on top and cover with chocolate icing.
 * 8) For a darker cake, use more dark cocoa.
 * 9) Proper devil's cake should be almost black in colour.
 * 10) Other decoration ideas: cover with cocoa-butter icing.
 * 11) Put mashed bananas between the layers.