Easy chocolate fudge cake

Need a guaranteed crowd-pleasing cake that's easy to make? This super-squidgy chocolate fudge cake with smooth icing is an instant baking win

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.