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- Everyone should have a chocolate fudge cake recipe, and this one is a winner. The oil and syrup keep the cake moist, and the icing is classic.
INGREDIENTS:
- 150 ml sunflower oil,
- plus extra for greasing
- 175 g self-raising flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 5 ml baking powder
- 2 ml salt
- 150 g soft light brown sugar
- 45 ml golden syrup
- 2 large eggs
- 150 ml milk
for the icing:
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 125 g icing sugar
- 15-30 ml milk, if necessary
METHOD:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 °C. Grease the cake tins and line the bottom base with the baking paper.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix in the sugar.
3. Gently heat the golden syrup until runny and leave to cool. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, sunflower oil, and milk together using an electric beater.
4. Beat the egg mixture into the flour mixture until well combined. Gently fold in the syrup and divide the batter between the prepared cake tins.
5. Bake the cakes in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes or until springy to the touch, and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool completely. Remove the baking paper.
6. To make the icing, melt the butter over low heat. Stir in the cocoa powder and cook gently for 1-2 minutes, then leave to cool completely. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl.
7. Pour the melted butter and cocoa into the icing sugar and beat together to combine. If the mixture seems a little dry, add the milk, 15 ml at a time, until the icing is smooth and glossy. Leave to cool for up to 30 minutes. It will thickens as it cools.
8. When thick, use half the icing to fill the cake and the other half to top the cake.