Chocolate Fudge Cake

Name: Chocolate Fudge Cake
Yield: Makes 1× 20 cm (8 in) cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Juice and finely grated zest of 1 orange; 4 tablespoons brandy (for adult version only!); 225 g (8 oz) digestive biscuits, crushed; 225 g (8 oz) plain or milk chocolate; 100 g (4 oz) unsalted butter; 25 g (1 oz) caster sugar; 1 egg; 225 g (8 oz) plain or milk chocolate

Preparation info

Makes
1× 20 cm

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Open Rhodes Around Britain

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1996

About

This is a recipe for the children to make for you with very little help. This is a recipe that has all the ingredients sitting in our cupboards. It’s also great to make for children’s birthday parties or one of the cakes to present to their teacher.

Ingredients

225 g (8 oz) plain or milk chocolate
100 g (

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian
Birthday
Cake

Method

Line a 20 cm (8 in) loose-bottomed cake tin with greaseproof paper.

Gently melt the chocolate with the butter in a heavy-based pan. Beat the sugar with the egg and orange zest over a pan of warm wa