Dandelion and Burdock Cake

Dandelion and Burdock Cake

Now I'd be fibbing if I took credit for this cake.  My son made it from this recipe.

It's by Simon Rimmer from the programme "Something for the Weekend"

    225g / 8oz Plain Flour225g / 8oz Caster Sugar1 tsp Bircarbonate of Soda100g / 3 ½ oz Mini Marshmallows65g /2 ¼ fl oz Vegetable Oil3 tbsp Cocoa Powder200ml / 7fl oz Dandelion and Burdock drink100g / 3 ½ fl oz Buttermilk 2 Free Range Eggs
Icing
 65g / 2 ¼ oz Unsalted Butter1 ½ tbsp Cocoa Powder50ml / 1 ¾ fl oz Dandelion and Burdock Drink150g / 5 ¼ oz icing sugar100g / 3 ½ oz chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/Gas 4. Grease and line a 30cm/12in baking tin.

    Sift the flour, sugar and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl, then add the marshmallows.

Meanwhile, heat the butter, oil, cocoa powder and dandelion and burdock in a saucepan until boiling.

Pour the butter mixture onto the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Mix in the buttermilk and eggs.

Pour the cake batter into the cake tin and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until the sides of the cake are coming away from the sides of the cake tin and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, for the icing, heat the butter, cocoa powder and dandelion and burdock in a saucepan until boiling. Sift in the icing sugar and mix until well combined. Stir in the chopped pecans.Spread the icing over the cake and set aside to cool completely.