Friday 20 March 2009

How sweet it is to be loved by you...


This yummy treat is one that every woman should ATTEMPT to make. If you can't stretch your culinary skills this far just nick a slice off someone! So here is how to make it...

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Basic Ingredients

100g butter
250ml milk
1 tsp red wine vinegar
100g plain chocolate (melted)
15g cocoa powder
300g self-raising flour
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
225g golden caster sugar
2 eggs

For the Icing
225g plain chocolate
100g butter
142ml double cream

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Other things you will need: cake tin,baking paper,large mixing bowl, wooden spoon,electric whisk,glass bowl,medium saucepan,medium knife, spoon for spreading icing.

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Right so now for the baking..

1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees
2. Grease cake tin and line with baking paper
3. Mix milk and Vinegar together.
4. Place other ingredients for cake in large mixing bowl.
5. Pour in the milk mix and beat until smooth.
6. Spread mix into cake tin.
7. Bake for an hour until firm in the middle.
WHILST BAKING MAKE ICING.SEE BELOW.
8. Leave to cool for at least 10 mins.
9. Halve the cake through the middle.
10. Spread a quarter of icing on 1 half and sandwich together.
11.Spread the rest over the top and sides.

Whilst baking cake make the icing...
1. Melt the chocolate and butter together for 3 mins.
2. Stir until smooth and beat in the cream.
3. Cool slightly

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Feel free to further decorate to your hearts desire. Can use chocolate buttons or sprinkles, fresh fruit anything you can think of will make it special.



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2 comments:

  1. This looks so yummy! Im going to make this, give it to my boyfriend as a treat...!

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  2. That looks amazing, did you make it?
    xx

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