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World Chocolate Day, also known as International Chocolate Day, is here once again on 7th July and it is a great reason to ditch your healthy eating plan and enjoy the good stuff, guilt free.
With so many bars and brands out there, just where do you start when it comes to chocolate?
‘I love nothing more than a Double Decker and quite like Rolos too.”
Jane
“I love dark chocolate and have a couple of squares everyday.”
Danni
“For me it’s chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce.”
Vicky
“I wish I could stop at one chocolate but no, I can eat an entire tray of Thornton’s in one go.”
Annie
Whilst you can go out and buy a Mars Bar, Twix and family bag of Maltesers to enjoy on 7th July, why not make this amazing fool-proof chocolate cake that is bang on the cocoa money.
For one delicious cake you will need:
225g of plain flour
350g of caster sugar
85g of cocoa powder
2 teaspoons of good quality vanilla extract
1½ teaspoons of baking powder and the same of bicarbonate of soda
2 large free-range eggs
125 ml of vegetable oil
250 ml of full fat milk
250 ml of boiling water
For the top of the cake you will need
200g of good quality, dark chocolate
200 ml of double cream
1 large bag of Minstrels or similar
In preparation for baking, wash your hands then preheat your oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 then grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins.
To start making your cake, put all the ingredients, except the water, into a mixing bowl and beat the mixture until smooth and lump free. You can do this using a wooden spoon or an electric whisk.
Next add the boiling water a little at a time, until you have a smooth liquid – don’t worry this is how it is meant to be.
Divide the mix in two and pour into the sandwich tins and bake for around 30 minutes, or until the top of the cakes are firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
When ready, take the cakes out of the over and allow them to cool on a rack before you add the icing.
To make the icing, you will need to put the chocolate and cream in a pan and let them melt over a very low heat. Once they have melted, take away from the heat and whisk the mixture until it is smooth and thick then cover and let it rest for around an hour.
When ready, spread the icing onto the base of one cake, add the second cake then ice the top with the reminder of the mixture.
You can then get creative and add an extra chocolate hit with the Minstrels or sweets of your choice.
Serve as it comes or with ice cream and enjoy!
Team Pure Beauty
