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CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH GANACHE

Prep/Cooking Time: 60-90 Minutes

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Ingredients

  • 230g dark chocolate
  • 170g butter
  • 350g brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 350g AP flour
  • 8g baking powder
  • 8g baking soda
  • 2g salt
  • 20g cocoa powder
  • 500g milk

Instructions

  • Melt together the butter and chocolate
  • Place the brown sugar and egg yolks in a mixing bowl
  • Whisk the egg yolks with sugar till doubled in size
  • On a low speed add in the melted chocolate and butter
  • Sieve all the dry ingredients together
  • Add the milk to the bowl and stir through gently
  • Add the dry ingredients and fold through
  • In a clean mixing bowl whisk the egg whites till firm peaks are reached
  • Gently fold through the mix
  • Coat 2 cake tins with oil and dust with flour
  • Pour the mix evenly between the two tins
  • Place in a pre-heated oven at 165c
  • Cook for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer will come out clean
  • Remove from the oven and leave to cool naturally

Ganach ingredients

  • 200g dark chocolate
  • 100g butter
  • 100g cream

Instructions

  • Place the cream in a chick bottom pan and bring to the boil
  • Chop the chocolate into small pieces
  • Add to the pan the butter and chopped chocolate
  • Turn down the heat
  • Melt all together
  • Remove from the heat and leave to cool
  • As the mix cools it will begin to set
  • When the mix is of a managable texture cover the cakes