Chocolate cake

This is by far my favorite recipe. I have picked it up from somewhere during the teenage baking experiments, so not original like the rest.. but great. This is a basic chocolate cake so u can dress it up as u like. My favorite topping is to add a scoop of chocolate/vanilla icecream and pour chocolate sauce on it.

You need:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
5 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3 tbsp powdered sugar
100gms butter
1 tin milkmaid
300ml pepsi/coke/soda
1 tsp vanilla essence

How to:
I make it on a gas oven, so someone has to help me with the oven temperature. But in any case pre-heat the as oven for 10 minutes.
Mix butter, milkmaid and sugar and beat well till all lumps dissolve.
Mix maida, cocoa pd, baking soda and baking pd and sift 2-3 times to evenly distribute all ingredients.
Add half this dry mixture to the milkmaid mix and fold in. Add some pepsi and flour alternatively and keep stirring. When all the pepsi and flour is added the mixture should be of a pouring consistency without any lumps. Add vanilla essence and stir. Add to the container of the gas oven and bake on low heat for 45 minutes. Insert a knitting needle to check if it is done (the needle should come out clean). Cook for some more time if not done. Remove from flame and let it stand for one minute. Loosen the sides with a butter knife and tap it out on a plate.

Cool and serve with the topping of your choice. If you want icing let me know and i'll put up a recipe.