Name: Family Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 2 cup water; 3 cup caster sugar; 250 g butter; 1/3 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 3 cup self-raising flour; 4 egg; 1/3 cup water; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 cup icing sugar; 90 g butter

by oldsheila Last updated on 07/09/2019

Enough for everyone and very easy to make. - oldsheila

Ingredients

2 cup water
3 cup caster sugar
250 g butter
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 cup self-raising flour
4 egg

Fudge Frosting

1/3 cup water
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 cup icing sugar
90 g butter

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C and grease and line a 26 x 33 cm baking dish.
Step 2

Stir water, sugar, butter, sifted cocoa and soda in a saucepan over low heat (without boiling) until sugar dissolves, then simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and cool.
Step 3

Sift flour over cocoa mixture, add eggs and beat with electric mixer until pale in colour. Pour into baking dish.
Step 4

Bake uncovered for 50 minutes and allow cake to cool, top side up.
Step 5

Fudge frosting: Stir butter, water and caster sugar in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves.
Step 6

Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a small bowl then gradually stir in butter mixture.
Step 7

Refrigerate for 20 minutes until thickened. Beat, then spread over cake.