Chocolate Fudge Cake
- Contains Dairy
Ingredients
Cake
- 4fl. oz sunflower oil plus a little for greasing
- 17fl. oz water
- 5oz plain flour
- 1oz cocoa powder
- NADA 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- Pinch of salt
- 6oz light soft brown sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 4fl. oz milk
- 2fl. oz just boiled water
Icing
- 14oz ready-made chocolate fudge icing
Instructions
Step 1
Grease a Multi-Purpose Tin or 20cm cake tin with oil and line with baking parchment, then set aside.
Step 2
Add 500ml water to pot. Push in the legs on the Cook && Crisp tray, then place the tray in the bottom position in the pot.
Step 3
In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt. Stir in sugar. In another large bowl, whisk together oil and eggs. Then whisk in the milk.
Step 4
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk until smooth. Carefully pour over just boiled water and mix in. Pour cake batter into cake tin and place on tray.
Step 5
Close the lid and flip the SmartSwitch to RAPID COOKER. Select STEAM BAKE and set time to 13minutes and temperature to 160˚C. Select START/STOP to begin cooking, (the unit will STEAM for approx. 8 minutes, before countdown timer begins).
Step 6
The cake should be cooked when a cocktail stick is inserted in the centre and comes out clean. Allow to cool in tin, before turning out onto a serving tray.
Step 7
Spread ready-made icing over the top of cake before serving.