Recipe Book

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees. Grease a deep 26/5cm x 33cm baking dish.
2. Comboine the ater, sugar, butter and combined sifted cocoa and soda in a medium saucepan and sort over heat without boiling until sugar dissolves.
3. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and cool to room temperature.
4. Add flour and egg to a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until mixture is smooth and changed to a paler colour. Pour inter prepared dish.
5. Bake cake for about 50 minutes. Stand cake for 10 minbutes then turn onto a wire rack and turn top-side up to cool.
6. To make the fudge frosting, combine butter, water and caster sugar in a small saucepan. Stir over heat without boiling until sugar dissolves.
7. Sift icing sugar and cocoa in a small bowl then gradually stir in the hot butter mixture. Cover and refridgerate for 20 minutes until frosting thickens.
8. Beat with a wooden spoon until spreadable, then spread the fudge frosting over the completely cooled cake.