Ingredients :
- 220 gr. Flour
- 220 gr. Brown sugar
- 220 gr. Butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- For the chocolate fudge icing
- 250 gr. Icing sugar
- 50 gr. Cocoa powder
- 125 gr. Butter
Method :
- Get the ingredients together. Take the butter out of the fridge 30 mins before making the cake so it has time to soften
- Beat the eggs - don"t just give them a half-hearted stir with a fork. Well beaten eggs seem to make the sponge lighter.
- Put the sugar and butter in the mixer and make a cream
- Add some egg...
- Add some of the flour, cocoa and baking powder with the mixer on medium speed. Keep adding egg and flour alternately until both have been used up.
- Turn to a higher speed and mix for a minute or so
- Pour the mixture into a lined baking pan (better to use greaseproof paper but I didn"t have any) or a lightly greased non-stick one
- Put in the pre-heated oven at 170° for 40 minutes.
- Take out and pierce with a fork. If the prongs come out clean the cake is done. If they don"t then leave for another couple of minutes
- Empty onto a rack and leave to cool
- When the cake is cool, put the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl
- Melt the butter over a low heat, make a hole on the icing sugar and add the melted butter
- Stir to make the fudge icing
- If it is too thick to spread then add a tiny dash of milk but go carefully - just a few drops make a big difference
- Put the icing on the cake
- Put a wide knife under very hot tap water and spread the icing
- Decorate with smarties and, when the moment comes
- .... with candles!! Sing loudly, make a wish (the birthday person) while making the first cut and enjoy!!!
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