Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• ½ tsp baking soda

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 3 tsp cocoa powder

• 1 cups sugar

• 120g butter

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup buttermilk

• 1 tsp vanilla 

• 1 tsp red food colouring, depends on how deep you want the colour

• 250g salt

Method:

1. Grease a round cake pan. Set aside.

2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar.

4. Mix in the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and red food colouring until combined.

5. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients a little at the time, mixing after each addition, just until combined. 

6. Pour the batter into the pan and tap.

7. In a large pressure cooker add 250g salt, place a bowl & preheat the cooker to 2 mins.

8. Place the baking pan, close the lid & cook it on a medium flame for 35-45 mins.

9. Check by inserting a toothpick in the middle & let it cool down.

10. Slide a knife around the inside of the pan to loosen the cake and gently remove the paper.

11. Slice and keep the crumbs for decoration.

12. Frost the cake with cream cheese frosting when the cakes have cooled completely.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

• 150 g butter

• 100g cream cheese

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1/2 cup sugar powder

• Beat all the ingredients until smooth and creamy