I made this cake for the annual Mother’s Day tea party at Casper’s Beaver Scouts group this afternoon. It is such a lovely occasion; the boys are all dressed in their uniforms and look so proud as they show their mums to the tables and ask if they want tea or coffee, milk (skimmed or semi skimmed), sugar (how many) and what type of cake – lots of questions for a seven-year-old to remember! Casper did very well, especially as he had not only me to attend to but also his brother and sister who were both eager to get stuck into all the lovely cakes. At the end, all the mums were presented with a small bunch of daffodils and a homemade card with a picture of their son inside. So sweet!
Personally I’m not a big fan of chocolate cake but ask Casper what his favourite thing in the world is and I guarantee that he will say ‘chocolate’. So you can imagine his delight when I suggested that we make this gooey chocolate cake with a chocolate fudge topping AND Smarties for the tea party!
Gooey Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
100 g melted butter
2 eggs
230 g caster sugar
100 g flour 40 40 g cocoa powder
1 pinch salt
A generous handful of chopped Daim
topping:
100 ml double cream
40 g caster sugar
50 ml golden syrup
50 g dark chocolate
50 g butter
Smarties, mini marshmallows or other sweets
Turn the oven to 175 degrees. Mix together all the dry ingredients in a bowl and then add the melted butter and finally the eggs and combine thoroughly. Stir in the Daim pieces and pour the batter into a prepared loose bottomed cake tin.
Bake in the middle of the oven for around 15-30 minutes, depending on the size of the tin. The cake should not be completely set in the middle. Let it cool down completely before you make the fudge topping.
Topping:
Combine all the ingredients for the topping, apart from the butter, in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for around 15 minutes until it thickens (make sure it doesn’t burn!). Take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the butter until you get a smooth fudge mixture. Spread the topping over the cake and let it cool slightly. Scatter Smarties, mini marshmallows or other sweets over before the topping sets completely. Put the cake in the fridge, ideally overnight, before serving.
Omg…that looks way too good! I won’t make it based simply on the fact I don’t have 3 children to share it with- much too tempting, haha!
Ha ha, yes if you love chocolate, it is very tempting indeed…X
Yum! Very tempting…. Can I ask, what’s Daim?
Sorry I meant to put Daim bars in the recipe – will change that. They’re a chocolate bar with almond brittle in the middle. X
Oh,this looks sooo good! Especially because I love chocolate.
You have to make it – it is definitely super chocolatey! X
I will! 🙂
Save me a very BIG slice please?….
Of course! X
Thank you x
Looks Yummy! Is Golden Syrup same as Maple Syrup?
Do you know I’m not sure…It can’t be that different, I’ll try to look it up. X
Wohooo, this looks delicious !
I’m gonna try it, thanks for sharing ! 🙂
Thank you. If you like chocolate, you will love it! X
Whaa? Who doesn’t love chocolate? 😀