Death by Chocolate Cake
This is a treat for you! This cake is divine and delicious served warm. My mouth is watering just thinking about it but we have none left and not enough ingredients to bake another... The shop's only around the corner tho... ;) This is not an official recipe that I followed, it's very much a mish mash of what I had in the cupboards/fridge at the time. I didn't set out to even touch chocolate, never mind create this beauty! For the topping, you could probably use whatever chocolate you wanted, milk, dark or white. I bet it'd be gorgeous with Milky Bar! I know The Husband and kids would love it so I'll definitely be giving it a go and of course I'll report back, probably work better with a vanilla sponge though rather than chocolate. Ok, here's what I did to make it... 1) Preheat oven to 180C, grease and line the bases of 2 22cm round tins. 2) In a mixer, throw in the butter, sugar, baking powder, flour and eggs. Melt the chocolate either on the hob over a pan of water or in the microwave for about 90 seconds. Add to the cake batter. |
Ingredients
* 175g Self Raising Flour * 1 tsp baking powder * 3 eggs * 175g sugar (I used white granulated) * 175g butter/margerine * 300g dark chocolate * 1 284ml carton Elmlea double * 200g dark chocolate * 100g milk chocolate |
3) Divide between the 2 cake tins, bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer/knife come out clean.
4) Leave to cool for a few minutes before turning out.
To Make The Topping
1) Using the beater attachment in your mixer, beat the elmlea (or other whipping/double cream) until noticeably thicker but not fully whipped.
2) Melt your chocolate together, again using the pan of water or microwave. Add to the cream and beat until thick and gloopy and lovely.
3) Resist temptation to eat it.
4) Using a palette knife or spatula scoop some of the mixture onto the top of one cake then sandwich the other cake on top.
5) Scoop some of the mixture onto the top of the assembled cake and start spreading it all over the surface until it's covered. Once the surface is done strt working your way down to the sides. I actually found it a little easier applying the cream to the sides from the base upwards. You might not but everyone has their own ways I guess.
For me this cake is delicious warm or cold. When heated for a few seconds the topping goes all fudgy and it's so nice. It's a real comfort cake.
Hope you like it!
Lots of Love and thanks for reading,
K xox