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arvo

Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Posts: 3321
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 12 7:17 pm Post subject: All in One Chocolate Cake

All in One Choccy Cake Recipe (as borrowed from Here )

225g/8oz plain flour (though I did it with bread flour)
350g/12.5oz caster sugar (I did it with normal gran)
85g/3oz cocoa powder
1.5 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp bicarb
2 free range eggs
250ml/9 floz milk
125ml/4.5 floz veg oil
2 tsp vanilla extract (I did it with insides of two fresh pods)
250ml/9 floz boiling water

For choc ganache icing
200g/7oz plain chocolate (have done it with milk/ a mix all seems to work fine)
200ml/7 floz double cream
tiny pinch of salt (my addition)

Method

1. Pour all ingredients except boiling water into a bowl and mix together.
2. Add water slowly until the mix is glossy.
3. Pour into greased 8" sandwich tins (though first time I did this in bun trays and made 2 x dozen buns)
4. Put in pre-heated oven 180c/350f/gas4 (though on our fan it seems to be 160c)
5. Bake for 30/40 mins (test by sticking a knife in, if it comes out clean you're good to go)
6. Make icing - bung chocolate and cream in a pan. Heat and stir till chocolate melts completely.
7. Remove from heat and whisk till smooth (or don't bother

)
8. Allow to cool until thick enough to spread (2-3 hours room at room temp so I'd bung it in the fridge.)
9. Assemble and eat.

In reality, I'd do the ganache icing first. It can be cooling down in the fridge while you sort everything else.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 12 7:19 pm Post subject:
Well done that man - that is one seriously good chocolate cake

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35058
Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 12 7:25 pm Post subject:
Dealt with appropriately.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 12 7:34 pm Post subject:
The best!

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 12 8:22 pm Post subject:
It is absolutely fantastic!

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35058
Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 12 8:28 pm Post subject:
Will give it a go at the weekend - I think BW is ready for a break from Hermans.

DawnMK

Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 895
Location: Buckinghamshire

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 12 1:08 pm Post subject:
as rain keeps stopping play, i have it in the oven now

DawnMK

Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 895
Location: Buckinghamshire

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 12 3:03 pm Post subject:
cake is done work a treat thank you for sharing this recipie

nats

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Posts: 2374
Location: Swindon but not a Swindonian

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 12 6:00 pm Post subject:
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Maybe this weekend........

Mithril

Joined: 22 Jul 2011
Posts: 1755
Location: wessex

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 12 3:15 pm Post subject:
Will give this a go next week

Mithril

Joined: 22 Jul 2011
Posts: 1755
Location: wessex

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 12 3:15 pm Post subject:
deleted - double post again :/ Last edited by Mithril on Fri Apr 27, 12 3:42 pm; edited 1 time in total

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 12 3:29 pm Post subject:
Uh-oh, I have all the ingredients Looks fab Arv EV

arvo

Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Posts: 3321
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 12 1:07 pm Post subject:

Mithril wrote:

Will give this a go next week

Works very well.

Say hello to Mr Mithril and young Ms Mithril.

They are very sound folks

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