Breads & Baked Goods, Desserts

Chocolate Fudge Cake

  • Prep 15 mins
  • Total 31 mins
  • Easy
  • Serves 8

Allergies

  • Contains Milk/Dairy

Tip: Allergy Advice

This dish contains the following allergens: Milk/Dairy

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Cake

  • 115ml sunflower oil plus a little for greasing
  • 500ml water
  • 150g plain flour
  • 50g cocoa powder
  • NADA 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 175g light soft brown sugar
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 115ml milk
  • 75ml just boiled water

Icing

  • 400g ready-made chocolate fudge icing

Utensils

  • 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.