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Ingredients
- CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING:
- 90 g butter chopped
- 2/3 cup (160ml) golden syrup
- 1/2 cup (110g) castor sugar (superfine sugar)
- 1/2 cup (125ml) milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (150g) plain flour (all purpose flour)
- 1/2 cup (75g) self raising flour
- 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 45 g unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/4 cup (55g) castor sugar
- 3/4 cup (120g) icing sugar mixture
- 2 tbsp cocoa
Details
Preparation
Step 1
Grease 20cm ring cake pan, cover base with baking paper.
Place butter, golden syrup and sugar in medium saucepan, stir over low heat, without boiling, until butter is melted; cool 5 minutes. Stir in milk, eggs and dry ingredients, stir until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake in moderate oven (180C/350F) about 40 minutes. Stand for 5 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool. Top cold cake with 1 quantity Chocolate Fudge Frosting.
CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING: Combine butter, water and castor sugar in a small saucepan, stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved. Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a small heatproof bowl, gradually stir in the hot butter mixture; cover, refrigerate until thick. Beat with a wooden spoon until mixture is smooth and spreadable.
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