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[chickencam]

On Saturday YD had a desire to bake a cake and found this recipe in Merry Berry's Fast cakes book. It is really delish like chocolate orange in fudgy cake form. Would also make a great pudding.

 

4.5oz 112g selfraising flour

1/2 oz 12.5g cocoa powder

1 level teaspoon baking powder

4oz 100g soft margarine

3 oz 75g caster sugar

1 tablespoon golden syrup

2 eggs beaten

2 oz 50g plain chocolate grated - the grating took a while it would have been easier with thick chocolate.

grated rind and juice of one orange

 

Heat oven to 325 F 160 C gas mark 3

 

grease and line a 7 inch round tin

 

beat all ingredients together for about 2 minutes until thoroughly blended

 

turn into tin and bake until cake is well risen and has shrunk from the sides of the tin, about 45 minutes.

 

cool on wire rack.

 

Ours was cracked on the top and sank back a bit when cooled it was slightly fudgy in texture I don't know if it was meant to be but it was lovely.

[henny penny]

sounds yummy -think i will do this for the week end!

[chickencam]

I've just made another one, which I am going to send to my mum for her birthday. She has broken her arm in three places including a big chunk out of her shoulder joint. My dad had never baked a cake in his life and she is not going to have the greatest of days. She is having surgery on Thursday next week to pin it all back together

[Lesley]

That sounds nasty - I'm sure she'll appreciate the cake

[Jules.]

The recipe sounds lovely

i have lots & lots of eggs which need to be used, I'll have a go at this over the weekend

[chickencam]

My mum loved her cake and I think my dad did lots of helping when it came to eating it. I will have to make him a cake for his birthday this weekend.

Any suggestions for a cake that will survive postage? The chocolate one is quite fudgy so it was fine.