Choc Fudge Cake

A community recipe by AStuart

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

Amazing fudge flavour chocolate cake. Also works well if you substitite some of the milk with Buttermilk, also using some in the icing for an extra fudge flavour.

Ingredients

Serves: 6-8

For the Cake

4 medium eggs
1½ cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
5 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
3 tablespoons margarine
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

For the Fudge Icing

200 confectioners' sugar
50 unsweetened cocoa
80 margarine
60 water
60 superfine sugar
1 drop vanilla essence

Method

Choc Fudge Cake is a community recipe submitted by AStuart and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Beat Eggs and Sugar with electric beater until light yellow and fluffy - ensure you add sugar gradually. Sift together remaining dry ingredients of the cake - sifting well.

Gently melt margarine, milk and vanilla essence. Fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture, then add the hot milk mixture (do not beat).

Bake 180*C for 25-30 min.

For the ICING: Sift together confectioners' sugar and unsweetened cocoa. Heat butter, water and castor sugar. Pour into confectioners' sugar mixture and beat until mixture is smooth and thick â€“ should leave a trail.

For a dessert - pour the icing immediately onto the cake whilst the cake is still hot (i.e. when it's been out of the oven for about 5/10 mins)

To serve the cake at a tea - make the icing when the cake is already out of the oven (40 min +) and pour immediately over the cake.