Grandma's Wicked Chocolate Cake
Over a year ago
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Ingredients
- 150g soft butter (unsalted)
- 200g light soft brown sugar
- 125g S.R.Flour
- 50g ground almonds
- 2tsp baking powder
- 25g cocoa
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 150g soured cream
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 100g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids) melted and cooled slightly
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 300ml double cream
- 75ml whole milk
- 200g dark chocolate broken into pieces
- 100g milk chocolate
Accompaniment
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Method
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1 Heat oven to Mark4/180c (160 if fan oven) Whisk together butter and sugar until light and creamy. In another bowl mix together the flour, ground almonds, baking powder and cocoa. Tip on top of the creamed mixture.
In a jug lightly whisk the eggs, soured cream and vanilla. Pour onto the cake mixture and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the melted chocolate.
Divide between 2x20cm sandwich tins, greased and base-lined.
(When making this for a party, I use a 25cm tin and just cook one cake). Smooth surface of cake mixture and bake for 25-30mins or until just springy to the touch. Remove from oven and leave for 15 mins. Turn out onto cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
For the Ganache (Now I find this too sickly but some people wwill like this - I just whisk double cream and grate chocolate on top)
For the ganache gently heat the cream, vanilla and milk in a heavy based pan until very hot (do not allow to boil) add the dark and milk chocolate leave for 1 min, then stir until smooth. Cool and chill until stiff. Sandwich into cake spreading half in middle and rest on top.
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