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If you're thinking of serving a special treat for the holidays, a birthday,anniversary, or just a simple dessert for after the dinner meal,can anything fit the bill best.
Try this Step-by-Step homemade recipe for Chocolate cake to treat family and friends.
You will need the following:
- 125g butter, chopped
- 2 tsp instant coffee powder
- 3/4 cup (185ml) water
- 100g good-quality dark cooking chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup (200g) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
- 1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup (30g) almond meal
- 1 egg, lightly whisked
Method
- Preheat oven to 160°C.
- Grease and line the base and side of an 18cmround (base measurement) cake pan.
- Place butter, coffee, water, chocolate and sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until butter and chocolate melt and mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly. It is important to cool the warm chocolate mixture before adding the remaining dry ingredients and egg. Adding egg to a hot mixture can cook it before it has been mixed through - the result is a cake containing scrambled egg.
- Transfer mixture to a bowl. Sift the combined flours and cocoa powder over the chocolate mixture and add the almond meal. Use a balloon whisk to gently fold the flour into the chocolate mixture. Add the egg and stir to combine.
- Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. It is best to use a bamboo skewer to check if a cake is ready - the mixture will easily stick to the bamboo if the cake is not yet cooked, or slip off if ready. A metal skewer can be too slippery for raw cake mix to stick to, so you won't be able to tell if the cake is cooked through.
- Remove from oven and set aside for 30 minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool completely.
- This cake is best left in its pan to cool before turning on to a rack.
- To make the chocolate ganache icing, place the chocolate and crème fraiche in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Cook, stirring with a metal spoon, for 3-4 minutes or until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
- Use a sharp serrated knife to split cake in half. Make sure the cake is completely cooled before splitting. Place bottom half on a serving dish. Spread half the ganache over the cake. Replace other cake half and spread remaining ganache over the top. Sprinkle with cachous to decorate. Set aside for 30 minutes to set. Cut into wedges to serve.
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