Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 1.5 cup - all purpose flour
• 1.5 cup - sugar
• 1/2 cup - cocoa
• 1 tsp - salt
• 1/2 cup - butter
• 1.5 cup - buttermilk
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence
• 2 - eggs
• For the frosting:
• 1 cup - sugar
• 1/2 cup - cocoa
• 1/2 cup - butter
• 1/2 cup - milk
• 1 tbsp - corn syrup,
• 1.5 cup - castor sugar
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence.

How to Make Cocoa Fudge Cake

• In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa and salt. Add butter, buttermilk and vanilla essence and beat well for several mins until all the ingredients have blended well.
• Add the eggs. Beat well again for several mins
• Grease and lightly flour a baking pan and pour the mixture into it. Heat the oven to 350 degree F and bake for about 45 mins. Meanwhile prepare the quick fudge frosting.
• Mix both the sugars and cocoa in a saucepan and stir in butter, milk and corn syrup.
• Place it on medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly
• Remove from heat and immerse the pan in cold water
• Add the vanilla essence and stir well.
• When the cake is ready cool it on a wire rack
• Pour the fudge frost, which should be of a fairly thick consistency, and still warm, on top of the cake. Let it run down the sides
• Smooth over evenly on top and around sides with a palette knife. Let set for a few mins