A rich, gooey cake, perfect for chocoholics - and it's suitable for vegans too
Ingredients
- 200g Creamed coconut2.1/4 Pint boiling water
- 2tbsp of the boiling water
- 800g Self raising flour
- 100g Cocoa powder
- 10ml Baking powder
- 100g Roasted pecans
- 300g Light muscovado sugar
- 420ml Vegetable oil
- 20ml Strong coffee
Fudge Icing:
- 100g Vegetable margarine
- 10ml Strong coffee
- 100g Cocoa powder
- 6tbsp Water
- 550g Icing sugar
- A few drops of vanilla essence
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 189ºC/350F/gas 4
- Grease and line an 11in cake tin.
- Place the creamed coconut in a large bowl and cover with the water, stir until dissolved.
- Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, pecan nuts and sugar.
- Add the coffee and the oil and stir thoroughly, then add the cooled, dissolved coconut and mix well.
- Pour the mixture into the cake tin and place in the oven for approximately 1 1/2 hours, or until the cake feels springy to the touch.
- Leave to cool slightly before turning out onto a cooling rack.
- To make the fudge icing, place all the ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Spread the icing evenly over the cake and use a fork to decorate.
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