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• ChefBecky

  02 April 2010

  ChefBecky rated and commented on this recipe

  

  (16 y.o) This is the first chocolate cake that I have attempted and in general it came out pretty well. I do agree with other posters that the cooking time should be increased by 15-30 minutes ontop of the hour that it states. I also had a problem with the icing method. This is the first time I have seen single cream being used in the icing with such a small amount of butter. It didn't turn out very well when I made it as it was overly sweet and more like a sauce instead of icing. I ended up using my own plain butter icing recipe and the cake turned out well. The sponge was rich and soft to touch and was also light and fluffy. I did use a circle tin instead of a square tin and I decorated it with mini eggs and chocolate sprinkles for Easter.

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• Nathw87

  16 June 2010

  Nathw87 commented on this recipe

  i tried this cake and it turned into a complete disaster! was really looking forward to it...no doubt i went wrong somewhere the texture was all wrong and it was very heavy and the icing was so runny! it was tht runny it literally ran off the cake......very disappointed and i'm a little relunctant to try it again :(

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• Nathw87

  16 June 2010

  Nathw87 commented on this recipe

  i tried this cake and it turned into a complete disaster! was really looking forward to it...no doubt i went wrong somewhere the texture was all wrong and it was very heavy and the icing was so runny! it was tht runny it literally ran off the cake......very disappointed and i'm a little relunctant to try it again :(

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• berol

  20 June 2010

  berol commented on this recipe

  I have made this cake several times and it turns out really well but i seem to have a problem with the icing as it is always really runny. Have tried making it first and putting it in fridge and waiting till the cake is cool but it doesn't seem to make much difference. Tastes good but too runny, any ideas????

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• pauline

  09 July 2010

  pauline rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Dry, brownie-like texture; little taste; cake too hard to be layered with a soft frosting. There are many better recipes out there for chocolate cakes.

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• Melmo

  11 July 2010

  Melmo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The cake was very easy to make and really tasty, but like a few others I had problems with the icing. It was so runny, I ended up adding cornflour to thicken it! This was a shame as it is quite an expensive cake to make as you need so much chocolate. Will probably make again but use a different recipe for the icing.

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• Frantic Flapjack

  30 July 2010

  Frantic Flapjack commented on this recipe

  I made this cake for my husband's birthday and was disappointed with the runny icing but the cake itself was very good. After reading the above comments, I made it again but I halved the amount of cream then let the melted mixture cool completely before adding the icing sugar and it worked!!

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• rachm

  08 August 2010

  rachm commented on this recipe

  This is not a good recipe. The cake works to an extent, but why on earth was a told to add single cream to the butter icing (I did think this was odd, but carried on anyway) The result is now sat in the kitchen. A massive gloopy bowl of slop!

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• rachm

  08 August 2010

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• buxombabe

  23 August 2010

  buxombabe rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The icing's the best bit! Made this for a childrens party (for the adults!) went down a treat, was sooo chocolateee, was yum! Very easy to make and very moist.

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• nicola herd

  28 August 2010

  nicola herd commented on this recipe

  I've just made this chocolate cake and although it came out lovley it didn't rise to anything like the size of the one in the photo.

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• jmacdonald

  13 September 2010

  jmacdonald rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy to make, didnt take long to do, made it for my Boyfriend when he was feeling down and he LOVED it. i added chocolate curls to the top to add a tad of personalisation, also added chocolate chips to the mixture which added to the chocolatey indulgance :)

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• Delicious carrot cake

  21 September 2010

  Delicious carrot cake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found this recipe works best using 100ml of water instead of the 200ml as suggested. My sponge did not crack, has a perfect surface. Also I find using a cream cheese filling works well too, 200g full fat cream cheese mixed with 100g dark chocolate for a cheesecake like filling. Delicious rich chocolate cake!

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• Cherry

  24 September 2010

  Cherry commented on this recipe

  I made this cake a couple of days ago, and it is by far the best chocolate cake I have ever made. Lovely and moist, and the icing is heavenly, truly delicious !!

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• Cherry

  24 September 2010

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• welsh lass

  04 October 2010

  welsh lass rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for my son's 1st birthday and it was brilliant. I didnt want it too rich nor spend too much on chocolate - I used sainsburys value 50% chocolate and marbled it with value white chocolate. It look terrific when cut. I covered it in chocolate and smarties. For a simple receipe it works and will use it again. 250g of each will easily convert into a round cake too.

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• Karina

  06 December 2010

  Karina commented on this recipe

  Just read through all the comments on this cake. I should have read them first, it was indeed a disaster! Followed the recipe exactly, took about 90 mins to cook, then cracked all over with a dip in the middle resembling a crater.Tried to cover it with the indeed very runny icing, making it all sink even more. The end result was a gloopy and dense bitter tasting cake, very dissapointing as I made it for my sons birthday not to mention all that chocolate that went into it! Usually always had good results with other cakes on this site but not this time!

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• sarah1977

  12 January 2011

  sarah1977 commented on this recipe

  Hi, i've been planning to bake this for my partners and sons birthday....everything went to plan until i iced the cake but i think i added the icing sugar to the chocolate far too quick as the chocolate was too warm and i now have a cake that has huge cracks in and the icing has sunken into them. I added about 230g of icing sugar and that gave it a lovely thick consistency and easier to spread. Quite dissappointed as it cost a lot of money to buy the tin and the ingredients. I will make it again for my sons birthday but i will wait a few hrs until i ice the cake. Not tasted yet but the icing tasted lush!! I'll let you know what it tastes like tomorrow.

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• Pauline

  23 January 2011

  Pauline commented on this recipe

  I'm just gonna make it so here goes, will let you all know

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• NJ789

  18 February 2011

  NJ789 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have just made this cake and it turned out well. I halved the ingredients and used dark chocolate. It is quite bitter but I think perhaps milk chocolate would work well in this. I too have large cracks in mine but I think I will do the cream middle and just spinkle with icing sugar. I cooked it for 30 minutes and perhaps could have done with a few minutes less.

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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

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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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