Dead good chocolate cake

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• Ali

  12 January 2009

  Ali commented on this recipe

  Hi there, Made this cake saturday the sponge went fine, however the icing would not thicken and turned out a complete disaster! I had to buy double amount of ingredients and add icing sugar, so if you are going to try this out good luck and ensure you have icing sugar at reach. Very yummy I used galaxy chocolate instead of dark and worked wonders for those who are not fans of the black stuff!!! Would made again, but would use my own icing method, as did not work and stressed me out (something you don't need when cooking). Hope this has helped Ali X

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• crutchlb

  19 January 2009

  crutchlb commented on this recipe

  I made this at the weekend. My first chocolate cake. It sank in the middle, which might be my old fan oven not getting up to the right temperature, but it still tasted good - even though I used cheap dark chocolate.

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• viktory

  23 January 2009

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  I didn't like this much and nor did my family. It was too rich and very dry. I'd not make it again and continue my hunt for the best ever chocolate cake.

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• PolyVinylBride

  25 January 2009

  PolyVinylBride rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely cake but you need to keep it for a day or two before eating - the flavours really come out and the cake becomes that much more moister. Made it last year for my birthday and it looked impressive with the glossy frosting I made for it. I also piped some cream bulbs around the bottom to make it a little more elegant. Served with whipped cream its absolutely delish! Probably will make again in near future.

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• Louise

  31 January 2009

  Louise rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found this cake to be very moist on the inside but the top had the texture of biscuit. I put it on gas mark 3, so unless my cooker is hotter than it is supposed to be, I don't know what went wrong :( Putting that aside, it did actually taste very chocolatey, however I will not be using this recipe again

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• buymoregetless

  02 February 2009

  buymoregetless commented on this recipe

  could you make it with milk chocolate instead of dark? (looks yum though)

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• smpdit

  04 April 2009

  smpdit rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very nice, but I thought it would be gooier.. came out quite dry and cooked in far less time than stated.. I do have quite a fierce oven though..

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• alexgwar

  26 May 2009

  alexgwar rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I was a bit nervous about making this cake, what with all the mixed reviews; I have to say, I wasn`t that pleased. I followed the recipe exactly, and even though it tasted nice enough (I certainly had no complaints from my guests), it was very finicky...it took an awful amount of time to cook, then was burnt on top, squidgy in middle, the top was very hard, dry and cracked as well as the icing having to be altered significantly to make up for the greasiness (p.s, thanks wild_ice for the tips). Not a complete disaster, and i`m sure with a few more alterations, it could be a great success...just not for me :)

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• shutton

  05 July 2009

  shutton rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i made this for my dads 70th birthday. I made it in a 12" tin, so used 4 of the mixes. It sank a little but was easily disguised. it was moist and gooie, it kept fresh for well over a week (i covered it in sugarpaste) everyone commented on it. yes the icing is a little runny but i made mine first before the cake and kept it in the fridge, so when i came to use the icing it was perfect. i have made it twice since and may use it for a wedding cake next month.

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• CrazmydRed

  12 July 2009

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• Gail

  23 August 2009

  Gail commented on this recipe

  Like many others I found the cooking time too short and by the time the cake had cooked through (about an extra 45 minutes) the outside was too dry. I wouldn't recommend using 70% dark chocolate as it is a bit too much. I wouldn't make again.

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• Kirsty Coope

  24 September 2009

  Kirsty Coope rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fabulous cake!!! I made this in a 23cm spring form tin...obviously not as deep but it was perfect it cooked beautifully and sliced really easily. It is extremely chocolatey so strong advisory notice against none choccie fans.... Anyway we had this at work for my birthday and we easily cut the cake into 12 decent portions! All preferred it with a slug of cream but still mega moist! I poured 30% of the chocolate cream into the middle and then allowed the rest to sit on top and ooze down the side of the cake... like others though despite leaving to cool, the chocolate cream, for quite some time it was best to put it on the cake and then into the fridge to set properly... truly delicious!

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• Glenny C

  06 November 2009

  Glenny C rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Pow ! I've made this cake 3 times now, and everyone I make it for loves it. It's the only cake I've ever made to be fair but I'm just a man right. It'll definitely cheer people up, try it out ...

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• joannaabfab

  13 December 2009

  joannaabfab rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this cake yesterday with the help of 2 under 5's! Great fun. Very easy to make the cake and it tastes divine, I did cook it on a higher temp for less time and it was lovely. I had more trouble with the chocolate icing, I am cake novice so needed more instruction on how not to split the chocolate/cream mixture had to have a 2nd attempt with the icing as the first batch was grainy and separated? I clearly did something wrong with my original method! Will definately make again.

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• Clare E

  05 January 2010

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• jenny

  15 January 2010

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• Bungly

  24 January 2010

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• cookingsis

  13 March 2010

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• juju

  25 March 2010

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• Helen

  04 April 2010

  Helen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fabulous recipe ..one I will use many times I think !

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Ingredients

• 250g butter
• 300g light muscovado sugar
• 100g plain flour
• 100g self-raising flour
• 5 eggs
• 300g dark chocolate

FOR THE ICING

• 200g dark chocolate
• 200ml double cream

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Serves 8

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Prep 30 mins

Cook 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 250g butter
• 300g light muscovado sugar
• 100g plain flour
• 100g self-raising flour
• 5 eggs
• 300g dark chocolate

FOR THE ICING

• 200g dark chocolate
• 200ml double cream

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