Deluxe Chocolate Fudge Cake

This cake is AMAZING, even i love this cake and i am not a fan of chocolate cakes. It is super rich and the fudge sauce is to die for...

I made this cake for my brother Sebastian's 13th birthday, hope you have the very best year and i'll think about getting you a card next year!

Ingredients:

Cake:

350g plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

pinch of salt

110g cocoa powder

425g cold water

225g margarine

600g caster sugar

4 large eggs

180g apricot jam

Fudge sauce:

125ml double cream

140g granulated sugar

75ml golden syrup

75ml milk

1/2 tssp vanilla essence

100g dark chocolate

Method:

Cake:

•Preheat the oven to 180 C

•Sift the flour with the baking powder, bicarb and salt. Blend the cocoa with the water and set aside.

•Soften the margarine with a wooden spoon and add the sugar. Cream until light and very soft.

•Whisk the eggs until frothy, add to the creamed mixture a little at a time and beat well.

Stir in the flour alternately with the cocoa and water. Divide the mixture between two tins and bake for 30-35 mins.

•Leave to cool for a few minuets and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely

•Once cool fill with jam and pour the fudge sauce over the top and sides.

Fudge Sauce:

•Put all ingredients except the chocolate in a heavy based saucepan over a moderate heat, stirring constantly until the mixture is a pale caramel colour.

•Remove from the heat and beat in the chocolate pieces.If the mixture is too thick you can add 35ml cold water

•Serve immediately or keep warm until needed.

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