It’s National Chocolate Cake Day and we wanted to take the opportunity to take all of our ‘brides to be’ this year away from all of the stress being placed on them through fitness and diet adverts that are EVERYWHERE at the moment, and remind them that life is too short to be stressing about the number on the scale!
The run up to your wedding day shouldn’t be filled with opinions and stresses, so step away from the responsibility for a few seconds and enjoy this indulgent chocolate cake recipe given to us by our talented directory member, Debbie Gillespie…After all, they say eating chocolate reduces stress!
So whether you want to have a go at the recipe or simply look at the scrumptious pictures, Happy National Cake Day to our beautiful brides!
Chocolate Mud Cake
Ingredients:
- 190g butter
- 190g dark chocolate
- 4tsp instant coffee
- 140ml water
- 110g self-raising flour
- 110g plain flour
- 40g cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 480g caster sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 7tsp vegetable oil
- 110ml buttermilk
Method:
- Preheat oven to 160oc/gas mark 2-3.
- Grease and line an 8” round tin
- Put butter, chocolate, water and coffee into a saucepan and melt over a low heat. Be careful not to let the chocolate burn
- Sift the flours, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Add the caster sugar and mix then make a well in the centre.
TOP TIP: Not sure what you’re doing for Valentine’s Day? You don’t have to spend lots of money on an expensive meal or gift! Why not bake together or bake this as a treat for your partner?
- In a mixing jug, combine the oil, buttermilk and beaten eggs. Add to the dry ingredients.
- Then add the melted chocolate mixture and mix well.
- Pour into the tin and bake for 1hr 40 mins. If baked properly, skewer inserted cake comes out clean although possibly a little sticky. There will be a crispy top just like a brownie.
- Leave the chocolate cake to cool completely in the tin.
- Decorate how you’d like with icing or even icing sugar and enjoy!
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