Valentine Cake
100 gm butter
100 gm castor sugar
100 gm golden syrup
175 gm flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 beaten egg
150 ml milk
Icing:
100 gm softened butter
200 gm icing sugar
100 gm melted chocolate
4 tbsp cocoa
Frosted Rose Petals:
fresh dry rose petals
beaten egg white
castor sugar
Melt butter, sugar and syrup together.
Stir in remaining cake ingredients.
Turn into a greased and lined heart-shaped mould.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 25-30 minutes until firm to the touch.
Cool slightly before turning out.
For the icing beat the ingredients together until smooth. Spread over the cake.
To frost rose petals, carefully brush with a little beaten egg white.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Allow it to harden before using to decorate cake.