Basic Chocolate Cake

Ingredients -
 
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Butter - 125g
Sugar granulated  - 2 cups
Eggs - 4
baking powder - 1 1/3 tsp
Soda bi carb - 1/2 tsp
Cocoa powder - 4-5 tbs
Walnut chopped - 2-3 tbsp (optional)
Luke warm water or Milk - 1/2 cup

 Method -

1. Beat butter until very light and fluffy.
2. Mix sugar gradually, whisking it all the time.
3. Add eggs in it one by one, beating after each addition.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder and soda and add to the butter
  mixture gradually, folding it lightly.
5. Mix the cocoa into the hot water and add to the batter along 
    with the walnuts.
6. Grease a baking tin and pour the batter into it evenly.
7. Bake it in a preheated oven on a moderate heat until baked,
when inserted with a skewer in the middle it should come out clean.
7. This is a basic chocolate cake, serve it hot or store it in a container. It can be used as a base in many pudding or cake recipes.