Mary Berry's Chocolate Fudge Cake

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I doubled the quantities for my large cake, but this recipe makes a decent sized cake.

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MARY BERRY'S
SUNDAY BEST CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE


1 ½ rounded tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons hot water
6 oz SR flour (I use 4 oz flour and 2 oz ground almonds)
6 oz margarine
6 oz caster sugar
3 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
warmed apricot jam


Fudge Icing:

2 oz margarine
1 oz cocoa
2 tablespoons milk
8 oz icing sugar



Method:

Line two sandwich tins.
Blend cocoa with hot water in large bowl. Leave to cool. Add remaining cake ingredients and beat thoroughly for 1-2 minutes. Divide between tins and bake at 160 degrees C for about 25 minutes. Turn out. Leave to cool.

Melt margarine in pan, add cocoa and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in milk and icing sugar. Beat well until smooth. Cool a little until spreading consistency.

Spread a little warmed apricot jam on surface of one cake and top with half the icing. Place second cake on top. Brush with apricot jam and top with remaining fudge icing, warmed if necessary.

I've made it with and without the apricot jam, but it does add a nice tangy flavour against the chocolate.

Thank you Christine from Northants