Name: Easy chocolate fudge cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
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; 100g unsalted butter; 225g icing sugar; 40g cocoa powder; 2½ tbsp milk (a little more if needed)

Easy chocolate fudge cake

Need a guaranteed crowd-pleasing cake that's easy to make? This super-squidgy chocolate fudge cake with smooth icing is an instant baking win

55 min total 25 min prep 30 min cook 8 608 cal

Instructions

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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.
2 Make a well in the centre and add the golden syrup, eggs, sunflower oil and milk. Beat well with an electric whisk until smooth.
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.
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.
5 Sandwich the two cakes together with the butter icing and cover the sides and the top of the cake with more icing.