When the butter's rock hard

Some days I want to make a cake in a hurry, but the butter dish is running low and the new pack is in the fridge, rock solid.  At times like this I use the following recipe because it doesn't use butter.  It's great because you put everything into one bowl and mix it up quickly.  It gives a really delicious and moist cake.

200g plain flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarb of soda
1 tsp baking powder
125g caster sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
2 eggs
150ml vegetable oil
150ml milk


Put all ingredients in a bowl, mix well and then put into either an 8 inch cake tin or two 8 inch sandwich tins and bake at Gas 4/ 160C / 325F for 30 - 40 minutes.

I like to serve this still slightly warm, sandwiched and topped with chocolate royal icing and a big dollop of vanilla ice-cream.