Budget Pantry Fudge Cake Recipes

FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine and sugar together in a large bowl. Add vanilla, and then eggs to the mixture.
• In another bowl, mix together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt. Sour the milk by adding the lemon juice or vinegar. Add flour mixture alternately with soured milk to the creamed mixture.
• Mix cocoa and hot water together, and beat into batter.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool, and frost with desired frosting.

BUDGET PANTRY FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180 C (350F).
• Grease and flour a 20cm round tin.
• Place all cake ingredients (except icing sugar) into a bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Pour into prepared tin and bake 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in tin for 10 minutes before turning out.
• When cool, either dust with optional icing sugar (vegan and dairy-free option), or top with icing.
• To make icing, combine sugar, cocoa and butter, then add small quantities of the hot water (I suggest a teaspoon at a time, up to a total of 2 tablespoons), stirring vigerously, until icing consistency is as you like it.

EASY CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• 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.
• Make a well in the centre and add the golden syrup, eggs, sunflower oil and milk. Beat well with an electric whisk until smooth.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sandwich the two cakes together with the butter icing and cover the sides and the top of the cake with more icing.