Easy chocolate fudge cake

 Easy chocolate fudge cake

How to make Chocolate fudge cake 

Ingredients

• 150ml sunflower oil, plus extra for the tin
• 175g self-raising flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 150g caster sugar
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 150ml semi-skimmed milk
• For the icing
• 100g unsalted butter
• 225g icing sugar
• 40g cocoa powder
• 2½ tbsp milk (a little more if needed)

Method

•  STEP 1

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil and line the base of two 18cm sandwich tins. Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Add the caster sugar and mix well.

• STEP 2

Make a well in the center and add the golden syrup, eggs, sunflower oil and milk. Beat well with an electric whisk until smooth.

• STEP 3

Pour the mixture into the two tins and bake for 25-30 mins until risen and firm to the touch. Remove from oven, leave to cool for 10 mins before turning out onto a cooling rack.

• STEP 4

To make the icing, beat the unsalted butter in a bowl until soft. Gradually sieve and beat in the icing sugar and cocoa powder, then add enough of the milk to make the icing fluffy and spreadable.

• STEP 5

Sandwich the two cakes together with the butter icing and cover the sides and the top of the cake  with more icing.

Vegetarian

Nutrition: per serving

kcal

608

fat

33g

saturates

11g

carbs

69g

sugars

52g

fiber

2g

protein

7g

salt

0.7g

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