Chocolate fudge cake
Ingredients
For the cake
- 75g self raising flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 150g caster sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 150ml Whirl Butter Substitute
- 150ml semi-skimmed milk
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
For the topping
- 75ml Whirl Butter Substitute
- 175g icing sugar
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp milk
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180'C/350'F/Gas mark 4
- Grease and line two 18cm (7 inch) sandwich tins
- Sieve the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl
- Add the sugar and mix well
- Make a well in the centre and throw in the syrup, eggs, Whirl and milk
- Beat well with an electric whisk until smooth
- Spoon the mixture into the two tins and bake for 25-30 minutes until risen and firm to the touch
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool before turning out onto a cooling rack
- To make your icing, place the Whirl in a bowl and gradually sift in the icing sugar and cocoa powder then add enough milk to make the icing fluffy and spreadable
- Now sandwich the two cakes together with the icing and cover the sides of the cake and the top with more icing
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