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Ingredients
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 50 g cocoa
- 4 eggs
- 300 g butter
- 225 g brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 300 g icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons syrup
- smarties candies
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
- Line a 33x23cm shallow tin with baking paper.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and 50g cocoa into a large bowl.
- Add the eggs, 225g butter, the brown sugar, and 2tbsp milk and beat until evenly mixed and creamy.
- Turn into the tin and level the top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly pressed.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Sift the icing sugar and remaining 2tbsp cocoa into a bowl.
- Put the rest of the butter in a small pan with the golden syrup and 2 tbsp milk and heat gently until melted - don't allow it to boil.
- Add to the icing sugar and stir until smooth.
- Spread on top of the cake and decorate with Smarties.
