Cook Time: 1.5 hours
What you need
- 300g/11oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- 250ml/8fl oz Milk
- 1 tbl Wine Vinegar
- 175g/6oz Plain Chocolate
- 15g/1/2oz Cocoa
- 1 tsp Bread Soda
- 225g/8oz Caster Sugar
- 125g/4oz Margarine
- 2 Eggs
Chocolate Fudge Filling
- 175g/6oz Granulated Sugar
- 225g/8oz Plain Chocolate
- 75g/3oz Margarine
- 150ml/1/4 pint Evaporated Milk
Recipe Steps
- Mix milk and vinegar. Melt the chocolate. Sieve flour, cocoa and soda into a bowl. Add margarine, sugar, eggs and half the milk mixture and beat well.
- Add the melted chocolate and remaining milk. Beat until smooth. Transfer to 8″ round cake tin which has been greased & lined. Bake in a preheated oven at 325°F,160°C,Gas Mark 3 for 11/2 hours approx. When cake is cold, split in half & use half the filling to sandwich cake. With remaining filling, completely cover cake & decorate to your choice.
To make filling
- Put sugar & evaporated milk into a saucepan. Stir and bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 mins. Remove from heat. Add the broken chocolate & stir until melted. Repeat with margarine. Pour into a bowl & leave in fridge until it thickens
