Easy chocolate fudge cake

Ingredients

• 150ml sunflower oil

  plus extra for the tin

• 175g self-raising flour

• 2 tbsp cocoa powder

• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

• 150g caster sugar

• 2 tbsp golden syrup

• 2 large eggs

  lightly beaten

• 150ml semi-skimmed milk

For the icing

• 100g unsalted butter

• 225g icing sugar

• 40g cocoa powder

• 2½ tbsp milk

  (a little more if needed)

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil and line the base of two 18cm sandwich tins. Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Add the caster sugar and mix well.

Step 2

Make a well in the centre and add the golden syrup, eggs, sunflower oil and milk. Beat well with an electric whisk until smooth.

Step 3

Pour the mixture into the two tins and bake for 25-30 mins until risen and firm to the touch. Remove from oven, leave to cool for 10 mins before turning out onto a cooling rack.

Step 4

To make the icing, beat the unsalted butter in a bowl until soft. Gradually sieve and beat in the icing sugar and cocoa powder, then add enough of the milk to make the icing fluffy and spreadable.

Step 5

Sandwich the two cakes together with the butter icing and cover the sides and the top of the cake with more icing.