Recipe: Appetizing Rich Chocolate cake

Rich Chocolate cake.

Rich Chocolate cake You can have Rich Chocolate cake using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Rich Chocolate cake

  1. Prepare of Cake.
  2. Prepare 230 grams of Self raising flour.
  3. You need 50 grams of Cocoa powder.
  4. Prepare 240 grams of Softened butter.
  5. Prepare 240 grams of Caster sugar.
  6. Prepare 1/2 dozen of Eggs (beaten).
  7. It’s 2 tsp of Baking powder.
  8. It’s 30 ml of Water.
  9. It’s 1/2 can of sliced peaches.
  10. You need of Chocolate ganache icing.
  11. It’s 300 grams of Dark chocolate.
  12. You need 300 ml of Double cream.
  13. You need 5 ml of Vanilla essence.
  14. It’s 3 tbsp of Fruit jam.
  15. Prepare of Topping (optional).
  16. Prepare 1/2 box of strawberries.

Rich Chocolate cake instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Grease and line cake tin..
  2. Mix the softened butter, sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl.
  3. Lightly beat eggs and finely mash peaches in separate bowls.
  4. Slowly add eggs and peaches to cocoa mix, stirring continously.
  5. Fold in flour and baking powder bit by bit, whisking mixture in between..
  6. Spoon into cake tin and bake for 40-45 mins or until risen and springy to touch. Cool upside down on a wire rack for 15 mins and turn out and set aside to cool completely..
  7. To make icing, break chocolate into a heatproof bowl and pour in cream and vanilla essence. Melt over a pan of simmering water.
  8. Cool icing, stirring occasionally. Chill lightly until it thickens..
  9. Split cake in half. Spread jam on one half and half of the icing on the other..
  10. Sandwich the two halves together and spread rest of icing on top, swirling it attractively with the tip of a table knife. Decorate as desired. I personally like to slice strawberries and place them neatly on the top but whatever works for you..

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