Wicked Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl completely dissolve the sugar and margerine in boiling water.
• Sift in the combined flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder.
• Mix using an electric beater for 1minute.
• Add egg whites and beat for another 30 seconds.
• Using a metal ringed cake tin (6 cup capacity) coated with cooking spray,
• pour in the cake mix.
• Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for approximately 30mins.
• Once the cake has cooled place all icing ingredients into a small mixing bowl and combine well.
• Spread icing evenly over top.

Steps:

• Wicked Chocolate Fudge Cake Pre-heat oven to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line two 18cm (7 inch) sandwich tins.
• Sieve the flour, Fine Dark Cocoa Powder and Bicarbonate of Soda into a bowl.
• Add the sugar and mix well. Make a well in the centre and add the syrup, eggs, oil and milk. Beat well until smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into the two tins and bake for 25 - 30 minutes until risen and firm to the touch. Remove from oven, leave to cool before turning out onto a cooling rack.
• Sandwich the two cakes together with butter cream icing. To make the icing place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft
• Gradually sift and beat in the icing sugar and then add enough milk / water to make the icing fluffy and spreadable. Sift and beat the Fine Dark Cocoa Powder in to the icing.
• Cover the sides and the top of the cake with more butter icing and use a palette knife to create swirls on top of the cake and to decorate.