Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, rich chocolate cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Rich Chocolate cake is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Rich Chocolate cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook rich chocolate cake using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Rich Chocolate cake:
- Make ready Cake
- Get 230 grams Self raising flour
- Prepare 50 grams Cocoa powder
- Get 240 grams Softened butter
- Get 240 grams Caster sugar
- Take 1/2 dozen Eggs (beaten)
- Prepare 2 tsp Baking powder
- Get 30 ml Water
- Prepare 1/2 can sliced peaches
- Prepare Chocolate ganache icing
- Make ready 300 grams Dark chocolate
- Take 300 ml Double cream
- Get 5 ml Vanilla essence
- Make ready 3 tbsp Fruit jam
- Take Topping (optional)
- Take 1/2 box strawberries
Instructions 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.
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