The other day I was thinking about baking and was reminded of my favourite childhood recipe… Chocolate Rock Cakes, mmm…

Makes 12 - 8oz self raising flour, pinch of salt, 3oz butter or margarine, 4oz plain chocolate, 3oz castor sugar, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of milk, a few drops of vanilla essence.

Grease a baking tray and heat oven to 350F, gas mark 4.

Sift flour and salt into large mixing bowl. Add butter, cut up, and rub into the flour.

Cut the chocolate into little chunks and add along with the sugar to the mixture. Mix it all up and make a hollow in the centre.

Get a small bowl, crack the egg, add milk and vanilla essence and mix lightly.

Add the egg mix in to the big mixing bowl, mix the ingredients into a stiff dough.

Place the mixture in rough heaps on the baking tray.

Bake for 10-15 minutes until light brown.

The Pooh Cook Book - Katie Stewart (1971)