For a special occasion try this super rich moist cake. Lots of butter and almonds give this rich cake its moist texture. It will be a favourite with the family and guests alike. It takes about three quarter of an hour to cook and the preparation time is 25 minutes. Serves 10 – 12
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Ingredients
75gr (3ozs) ground almonds
250gr (8ozs) dark (semi sweet) chocolate, broken
5 large eggs
50gr (2ozs) light brown sugar
125gr (4ozs) self raising flour, sifted
250gr (8ozs) melted unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Chocolate Cream
150ml (quarter pint) double cream
150gr (5ozs) semi sweet (dark chocolate) broken
Cake
1 Pre- heat the oven to 160C or 325F Gas mark 3
2 Grease and line a 9ins (23cm) square cake pan (tin)
3 Put the pieces of chocolate in a heatproof bowl
4 Place over a pan of simmering water and gently stir until melted
5 While still hot, stir in the butter
6 Beat together the sugar and eggs until thickened slightly
7 Stir in the sifted flour then add the chocolate mixture and almonds and mix gently
8 Put into the prepared tin and cook for about 30 minutes until firm
9 Turn onto a wire rack to cool
Chocolate Cream
1 Put the double cream into a saucepan and heat till almost boiling
2 Take the pan off the heat and place the pieces of chocolate into the mixture
3 Stir until smooth after the chocolate has melted
Place in a bowl and leave to thicken and cool
4 Make the cake level if it has risen in the centre
5 Slice the cake equally horizontally and spread liberally with one third of the chocolate cream mixture
6 Spread the remainder of the cream mixture over the sides and top of the cake
7 Decorate with chopped almonds and chocolate curls.
For a really special occasion, a birthday or Valentine’s Day, serve with strawberries and champagne.
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