Hammyrodent's Walnut Fudge Cake
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Heat oven to 180ºC, 350ºF, Gas Mark 4. Grease an 18 cm (7 inch) cake tin. Cream the margarine, sugar and syrup until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs with a little flour. Gradually add the remaining flour, milk and nuts. Place mixture into prepared tin and bake for about 40-45 minutes. When cold split open and sandwich together with Fudge Icing Decorate top with white Glacé Icing and walnut halves.
Gently melt the butter, milk, sugar and treacle in a saucepan. Beat in the icing sugar. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool. When set use to sandwich the cake together.
Place icing sugar in basin, gradually add water. Stir until smooth, add flavouring and colouring. Use at once. N.B It should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon
Heat oven to 180ºC, 350ºF, Gas Mark 4. Grease an 18 cm (7 inch) cake tin. Cream the margarine, sugar and syrup until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs with a little flour. Gradually add the remaining flour, milk and nuts. Place mixture into prepared tin and bake for about 40-45 minutes. When cold split open and sandwich together with Fudge Icing Decorate top with white Glacé Icing and walnut halves.
Gently melt the butter, milk, sugar and treacle in a saucepan. Beat in the confectioners' sugar. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool. When set use to sandwich the cake together.
Place confectioners' sugar in basin, gradually add water. Stir until smooth, add flavouring and colouring. Use at once. N.B It should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon
Introduction
Stolen from a Hammyrodent post and flagrantly posted in the recipe site but it just sounded so good!
Stolen from a Hammyrodent post and flagrantly posted in the recipe site but it just sounded so good!
Ingredients
Serves: 6
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For the Cake
- 100 grams margarine
- 75 grams caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 2 medium eggs
- 175 grams self-raising flour
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 50 grams walnut pieces
For the Fudge Icing
- 25 grams butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons black treacle (or golden syrup)
- 100 grams icing sugar
For the Glace Icing
- 100 grams icing sugar (sieved)
- 1 tablespoon warm water
- food colouring (for decoration and flavouring)
- soaked cashews (or walnuts, for decoration)
For the Cake
- 4 ounces margarine
- 3 ounces superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup or light corn syrup
- 2 medium eggs
- 6 ounces self-rising flour
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 ounces walnut pieces
For the Fudge Icing
- 1 ounce butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons black molasses (or golden syrup)
- 4 ounces confectioners' sugar
For the Glace Icing
- 4 ounces confectioners' sugar (sieved)
- 1 tablespoon warm water
- food colouring (for decoration and flavouring)
- soaked cashews (or walnuts, for decoration)
Method
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