H&g chocolate cake

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupCocoa
½cupBoiling water
185gramsButter
cupCastor sugar (superfine
Sugar)
3Whole eggs
cupFlour, self-rising
¼teaspoonBaking soda
¾cupMilk
1tablespoonVanilla

Directions

1. Grease a 24cm springform tin and cover base with vegetable cooking spray. 2. Mix cocoa and boiling water in a cup, cool. 3. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time and beat well. 4. Sift flours with baking soda and stir into creamed mixture then add milk and vanilla. When well mixed, gradually stir in cocoa mixture. (The cake batter sometimes curdles at this stage, but it won't spoil the finished cake). 5. Pour into prepared tin and bake for 50-60 minutes. 6. Let stand for 5 minutes. Run a knife around edge and release sides of tin. 7. Turn carefully on to a cake cooler and remove base and paper. 8. When cool, ice.

CHOCOLATE GANACHE

150 g dark chocolate, grated ½ cup cream Over low heat, melt chocolate in the cream. Remove from heat and cool. Pour ganache over cake and smooth with a flat-bladed knife. Try not to handle for too long. Allow to set.

Recipe By : House and Garden From: "Ssarge@..." <ssarge@...> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 08:54:41 ~0500 (