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Spiderweb chocolate and orange fudge cake

Spiderweb chocolate & orange fudge cake

Shane Smith
Sat Oct 22 2022 - 02:30
Serves: 10
Course: Dessert
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Prep Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
  • For the sponge:
  • 120g unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 130ml hot water
  • 6 medium eggs
  • 100ml milk
  • 340g self-raising flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 200g butter
  • 500g caster sugar
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • For the buttercream:
  • 450g butter, room temperature
  • 450g icing sugar
  • 50ml milk
  • Dash vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • Orange food colouring (optional)
  • For the garnish:
  • 150g marshmallows
  • 50g black fondant icing
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan).
  2. Grease and flour two deep eight-inch ( 20cm) round cake tins, set aside.
  3. Into your mixer, add all the cake ingredients except the hot water and mix for a few minutes until you have a smooth batter.
  4. Scrape down the sides and add the hot water and mix through.
  5. Divide this batter between the two tins and place in the centre of the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes.
  6. Remove and allow to cool in the tins for five minutes before carefully turning out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
  7. To make the buttercream, mix all the ingredients together until it’s soft and spreadable.
  8. Cut each cooled sponge in half, leaving you with 4 thin sponges.
  9. Place the base sponge on your cake stand and add on some buttercream, place another sponge on top and continue this process until all four sponges are assembled.
  10. Cover the outside of the assembled cake with the remaining buttercream and place in the fridge to firm up for 45 minutes.
  11. To make the spiderweb design, place the marshmallows in a bowl and heat in the microwave for a few seconds to melt. Stir well.
  12. Once melted, allow to cool slightly then dip two desserts spoons into the sticky marshmallow mixture to create long strands. Drag these over the chilled cake creating a spiderweb design. Alternatively, put on a pair of gloves and you can use your fingers to pick up the marshmallow.
  13. For the fondant spider, divide the fondant into a large ball, a small ball and roll out eight thin legs and assemble to make a spider on the cake.
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