Chocolate Easter Fudge Cake

Ingredients

• 50g (2oz) cocoa powder
• 140g (41/2 oz) Self Raising Flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• good pinch of salt
• 150g (5oz) unsalted butter
• 150g (5oz) golden sugar
• 4 medium eggs
• 3 tbsp milk

Topping

• 100g milk
• 100g butter
• 50g icing sugar
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 pack mini eggs
  

Method

1. Sift the cocoa butter, baking powder & salt into a bowl and mix thoroughly.
2. Add the butter, sugar, eggs and milk. Beat until smooth.
3. Sift in the flour and beat again to form a smooth batter.
4. Pour into a 23cm (9in) lined and greased, loose bottomed cake tin. Make a hollow in the centre to encourage even rising.
5. Cook for 30 - 35 minutes. Lave to cool then remove from the tin.
6. Make the topping: Melt the chocolate. Stir in the butter. Sift in the icing sugar and cocoa powder and combine well.
7. Leave the topping in the fridge until stiff enough to spread.
8. Cover the top of the cake and decorate with the mini eggs.

We loved this cake, it was nicely chocolately and moist, the topping is to die for. Go on! Spoil yourself at Easter!!

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