Ingredients
- CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING:
- 185 g butter, chopped
- 3/4 cup (165g) superfine (castor) sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
- 1/3 cup (35g) cocoa
- 1/2 cup (125ml) milk
- 45 g unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/4 cup (55g) castor sugar
- 3/4 cup (120g) icing sugar (powdered/confectioners sugar) mixture
- 2 tbsp cocoa
Preparation
Step 1
Grease deep 20cm round cake pan, cover base with baking paper.
Combine all ingredients in medium bowl of electric mixer, beat on low speed until ingredients are combined. Then beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth and changed in colour. Pour mixture into prepared pan, Bake in moderate oven (180C/350F) about 1 hour. Stand few minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
Top cold cake with 1 quantity Chocolate Fudge Frosting and chocolate curls.
CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING: Combine butter, water and castor sugar in small saucepan, stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved. Sift icing sugar and cocoa into small heatproof bowl, gradually stir in hot butter mixture; cover, refrigerate until thick. Beat with wooden spoon until mixture is smooth and spreadable.