Chocolate Logs

225g (9 oz) self raising flour

225g (9 oz) caster sugar

1tbsp soya flour 

25g (1 oz) cocoa

1tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

1tsp natural vanilla essence 

1/4 tsp (a few drops!) white wine vinegar

75ml (3 fl oz) vegetable oil

150ml (6 fl oz) water 

To decorate: 100g (4 oz) plain chocolate, melted

 

1 Put self-raising flour, soya flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cocoa in a bowl and mix well.
2 Pour over vegetable oil, vanilla essence and vinegar, and then the water.
3 Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon or electric whisk.
4 Pour into shallow oblong tin and cook for about 25 minutes at 200ºC/400ºF until cooked.  
5 When the cake has cooled, cut it into 12 'bars'.  
6 Ice the bars, or dip in melted chocolate.  Mark on bark details with a cocktail stick and leave on a plate to set.