Chocolate Fudge Cake with Caramel Sauce

-Source: Aust Gourmet -Traveller Jan`94 750g butter, chopped 2.1/2 cups caster sugar 6 eggs, separated 185g

self-raising flour, sifted 2/3 cup cocoa powder 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped 125g butter 4 tablespoons golden syrup 460g sweetened condensed milk Caramel sauce (recipe follows),to serve Topping 150g dark chocolate, chopped 120g copha, chopped Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Gradually beat in egg yolks and then 1.1/2 cups water. Gently fold in the flour and cocoa. Beat egg whites

until soft peaks form and fold through chocolate mixture. Fold in walnuts. Pour into a greased and floured 23cm round cake tin and bake at 180C for 20 minutes. Cool a little. Meanwhile, combine butter, golden syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until smooth. Bring to the boil and pour over warm cake. Return to oven and cook at 180C for 20 minutes. Cool in tin. For topping, combine chocolate and copha in a saucepan and cook over low heat until melted and well combined. Spread over the cooled cake. Cool and serve with warm caramel sauce, Serves 10-12. Caramel sauce: Combine 125g of butter, chopped, and 250g brown sugar in a saucepan, stir over low heat until well combined. Add 500ml cream and stir vigorously. Bring to the boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Bon Appetit-Exec.Chef Magnus Johansson T- From: Sherree Johansson Date: Mon, 08-0 -----