Chocolate cake

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• kimmyg82

  2007-11-03 18:44:18.75014

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  Made this as a birthday cake and it went down really well. People thought I had bought it from a shop!

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• dickonlangdo

  2007-11-05 10:21:45.626816

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• Sisi

  2007-11-21 21:20:38.922308

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  I will definitely do it again. It is ridiculously easy, I was amazed how easy it was. I shared the recipe with two person already.

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• Ginathebestcookintown

  2007-11-22 18:58:40.185441

  Ginathebestcookintown rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicous cake, chocolatey and gorgeous!

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• eldriva

  2008-01-18 22:45:32.78799

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  It's gooood. What an easy delicious recipe. Perfect texture, perfect cake.

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• Anne

  2008-01-19 17:44:35.32716

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  I made this for a family celebration , it was really easy and everyone thought that it was fantastic .It also served a lot of people

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• Anne

  2008-01-19 17:44:40.257167

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  I made this for a family celebration , it was really easy and everyone thought that it was fantastic .It also served a lot of people

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• Rhian

  2008-01-19 20:15:54.951035

  Rhian commented on this recipe

  Have just made this cake and the recipe did say there may be cracks on the top but there are massive caverns! Anyone have any idea why?? I'm making another one tomorrow as I have to take cake into work on Monday as celebrating several people's birthdays! So, will make another of these and also ice both tomorrow but any comments on what I could have done to have such massive caverns on top of the cake? Me or the oven?!?!

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• Matt's

  2008-01-25 06:49:28.299608

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  Hey Rhian, Maybe you have turn the oven heat too high?

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• Rhian

  2008-01-25 12:48:56.404309

  Rhian commented on this recipe

  This is the best chocolate cake ever!!!!! I have made and iced two in the last week and everyone at work thought they were fantastic. The cracks on top of the cake "calmed down" once the cake had cooled. This recipe is so quick and easy - it has to be for me to have done it!!! I'm going to make one of these whenever I need to take something to a celebration party!

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• milyhipps91

  2008-01-26 15:19:25.486073

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  does the 200ml of water go in with the butter, chocolate and eggs?

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• deborah

  2008-02-02 16:56:49.822764

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  very easy, chocloltatey and loved by everyone

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• sues cafe

  2008-02-04 11:58:51.174451

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  The whole family enjoyed this cake. Will make again,again and again!!!!

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• Sliverwolf

  2008-02-08 13:42:12.471454

  Sliverwolf rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Had a bit of trouble with this one let's just say I'm no good with icing and my cake ended up looking like it was residing in the bog of eternal stench. However we found that (as my icing was runny) if we heated up each slice for about 30 seconds in the microwave as we ate it it was an absolutely lovely treat on a cold winters day. Oh and the reason my icing went wrong was because I didn't whisk it properly ah well you live and learn.

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• Steff85

  2008-02-09 15:19:11.991875

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  I found the sponge quite easy however it took ages to cook about an hour and a half, but I did use round tin cos I couldn't find my sqaure one. I had the same problem with the icing mine was just a chocolate sauce which was nice but so messy. I think I added the icing sugar when the mixture was too hot. I will try again and be more patient!!

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• Mineke

  2008-02-18 10:46:19.915666

  Mineke rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I don't understand it, because everybody is raving. But I threw mine away. It tasted horrid. Verry, verry bitter. Maybe I used the wrong chocolate, to dark perhaps. Also I only had three egs, so I used one less, but that wouldn't make it tast bitter, would it? I don't know. Let's blame it on Dutch chocolate and cocoa.

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• Sabina

  2008-02-20 11:26:45.4736

  Sabina commented on this recipe

  My cake wasn't as successful as everyone elses, it wasn't very cake-like really. It was more of a really dense brownie texture, and it was really weighty! I'm not sure what went wrong. It did taste lovely, but if I make it again I'll say it's chocolate brownie!

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• Fran

  2008-02-23 09:53:26.811962

  Fran commented on this recipe

  Made this cake yesterday, didn't really look like it did in the picture, it was more of a brownie cake, didn't rise too well. Does it need mixing for longer??

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• Lesley

  2008-02-27 20:55:02.708476

  Lesley commented on this recipe

  I've just made this chocolate creation.... WOW... what a delectable smell from my kitchen! I agree with one of the other commentors that it took approximately 15 minutes more than the hour suggested. I too have a large crack in the top of the cake but I think that gives it character and icing will be over the top when cool anyway. Well, I don't think there will be any hesitation in cooking this again - great party cake! Yum! Lxx

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• lou

  2008-03-02 14:43:02.269599

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  very easy. i didn't make any icing and serve it with tea. everyone loved it!

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Ingredients

• 250g self-raising flour
• 250g unrefined soft brown sugar
• 50g cocoa
• 250g plain chocolate
• 250g butter
• 4 eggs

ICING

• 400g plain or milk chocolate
• 284ml pot single cream
• 25g butter
• 100-200g icing sugar
• cocoa powder for dusting

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Serves 12

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 1 hr 30 mins, plus cooling

Ingredients

• 250g self-raising flour
• 250g unrefined soft brown sugar
• 50g cocoa
• 250g plain chocolate
• 250g butter
• 4 eggs

ICING

• 400g plain or milk chocolate
• 284ml pot single cream
• 25g butter
• 100-200g icing sugar
• cocoa powder for dusting

731 kcalories, protein 8.1g, carbohydrate 83.5g, fat 42.8 g, saturated fat 24.7g, fibre 2.6g, salt 0.68 g

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