Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, rich chocolate cake. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Rich Chocolate cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Rich Chocolate cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook rich chocolate cake using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Rich Chocolate cake:
- Make ready Cake
- Prepare 230 grams Self raising flour
- Get 50 grams Cocoa powder
- Make ready 240 grams Softened butter
- Make ready 240 grams Caster sugar
- Prepare 1/2 dozen Eggs (beaten)
- Get 2 tsp Baking powder
- Make ready 30 ml Water
- Get 1/2 can sliced peaches
- Make ready Chocolate ganache icing
- Prepare 300 grams Dark chocolate
- Take 300 ml Double cream
- Prepare 5 ml Vanilla essence
- Take 3 tbsp Fruit jam
- Take Topping (optional)
- Get 1/2 box strawberries
Perfect for birthdays, having guests over or just because! Split and filled with chocolate buttercream, coated in a layer of chocolate buttercream and then decorated. I have COVERED this cake in chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate but how you finish it is completely up to you! Mary Berry's Very Best Chocolate Cake Recipe isn't called the 'very best' for no reason, it uses good-quality Fairtrade chocolate for a depth of flavour and includes apricot jam to infuse it with a little extra sweetness.
Steps to make Rich Chocolate cake:
- Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Grease and line cake tin.
- Mix the softened butter, sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl
- Lightly beat eggs and finely mash peaches in separate bowls
- Slowly add eggs and peaches to cocoa mix, stirring continously
- Fold in flour and baking powder bit by bit, whisking mixture in between.
- Spoon into cake tin and bake for 40-45 mins or until risen and springy to touch. Cool upside down on a wire rack for 15 mins and turn out and set aside to cool completely.
- To make icing, break chocolate into a heatproof bowl and pour in cream and vanilla essence. Melt over a pan of simmering water
- Cool icing, stirring occasionally. Chill lightly until it thickens.
- Split cake in half. Spread jam on one half and half of the icing on the other.
- Sandwich the two halves together and spread rest of icing on top, swirling it attractively with the tip of a table knife. Decorate as desired. I personally like to slice strawberries and place them neatly on the top but whatever works for you.
I have COVERED this cake in chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate but how you finish it is completely up to you! Mary Berry's Very Best Chocolate Cake Recipe isn't called the 'very best' for no reason, it uses good-quality Fairtrade chocolate for a depth of flavour and includes apricot jam to infuse it with a little extra sweetness. Plus, there's double cream in it to make the texture light and fluffy - meaning you can eat a little bit more! by Rachel Manley. Our really easy chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthdays. For buttercream quantities, instead of ganache, use.
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