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Rich Moist Chocolate Cake

Rich Moist Chocolate Cake

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This is a delicious rich moist chocolate cake. This cake has an indulgent chocolate topping. For a special occasion try decorating with chocolate dipped orange rind!

Preparation Time	25 minutes
Baking Time	1 hour 45 minutes
Portions	10
Skill Level	Medium
Average Rating

Rich Moist Chocolate Cake Ingredients

150 ml	Sunflower Oil
150 ml	Carton Plain Yoghurt
5 tbsp	Marmalade
175 grams	Light Muscovado Sugar (Billington's) Or Dark Muscovado Sugar
3	Free Range Eggs Medium sized
225 grams	Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
2 tbsp	Cocoa Powder
1 tsp	Bicarbonate Of Soda

Additional Ingredients

175 grams	Milk Chocolate (Silver Spoon Create) Milk or plain chocolate, broken into pieces
50 grams	Butter

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How to make Rich Moist Chocolate Cake

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Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 160C/gas mark 3. Grease and line a 20cm (8 in) round deep cake tin. Beat together the oil, yoghurt, marmalade, sugar and eggs in a large bowl.
Sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the cake mixture.
Spoon into the preared tin and bake for 1½-1¾ hours.
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out on to a wire rack to become cold.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over hot (not boiling) water and cool until thickened.
Spoon over the cake and spread with a knife to give a swirled effect.

Reviews

Read all reviews (2) | Average rating: 5 stars

"just what it says - rich moist - I sandwiched it with morello cherry jam and topped with a soft, shiny ganache - very indulgent - not for slimmers!"

24-04-2012 | Author: valerie constance | 5 stars

"A really lovely cake for my chocolate mad friends,I don't particularly enjoy choc cakes but have to say this was yummy. Would love to see chocolate wedding cake recipe. Thanks very much."

02-05-2011 | Author: madeitwithlove | 5 stars

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