Very chocolatey cake

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• Peachmelba

  08 November 2010

  Peachmelba rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tried this recipe for my sons birthday but decided to find a different recipe for the frosting as the quantity of butter stated here didn't look right. I used 150g Butter, 150g Icing Sugar and 120g Dark Chocolate and it worked great. And yes, as the title suggests - it is VERY chocolatey!

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• Megz

  09 November 2010

  Megz commented on this recipe

  Thats alot of butter for only 235 calories per serving? Hmm...

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• Jools

  10 November 2010

  Jools commented on this recipe

  Is it me? Step 4 - "into each tin". I have looked and looked and cannot see what style/size tin.

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• tw

  11 November 2010

  tw commented on this recipe

  My guess is the author meant to bake the cake in 2 tins - to make 2 layers of the cake.

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• Hils

  20 November 2010

  Hils rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The icing ingredients must be wrong as the total weight is almost as much as the cake itself. But a very delicious cake and easy to make.

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• iamali

  11 June 2011

  iamali commented on this recipe

  yummy cake but yes icing ingredients must be wrong. I halved the amount of chocolate and improvised with the icing sugar and butter until it looked right x

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• iamali

  11 June 2011

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• louicious

  29 July 2011

  louicious commented on this recipe

  what size tins did any of you find best to use?

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• natalie410

  16 January 2012

  natalie410 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake for my daughter's 4th Birthday. I have since made this cake 6 times, as my friends keep requesting it for their birthdays! The recipe has never failed me and the cake is always delicious!! I am a pretty inexperienced cook too, but even I find it easy and foolproof!! I cant comment about the icing though, as I use my own recipe.

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• lizleicester

  13 March 2012

  lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious cake but crazy amount of icing - filled the middle, covered the entire top and sides and still had enough for 2 x 21 year olds to lick the bowl! Used only white chocolate drops and they looked like unmixed cake mixture until you tasted them.

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• Angela

  03 August 2012

  Angela commented on this recipe

  Hi, I live in South Africa & wanted to try a special chocolate cake for a lady who hadnt ever had her birthday celebrated?? The cake turned out very crunchy and hard making it difficult to cut? I noticed there isnt any liquid added in the ingredients, do You think I could try adding 1/2 to 1 cup of buttermilk next time? Would the different altitudes also make a difference, I am keen to know the hows and whys so please comment. I then warmed the cake slightly causing it to melt with the chewy choc chips was delicious! Thanks Angela

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• Emmabaker

  24 January 2013

  Emmabaker rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I added an extra egg and a tablespoon of milk and its prob the best lightest choc sponge I have tasted. I didn't follow the icing recipe I made a chocolate buttercream. Yummy

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• Emmabaker

  24 January 2013

  Emmabaker commented on this recipe

  I also added Terry's chocolate orange pieces instead of plain chocolate

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• debbie

  08 March 2013

  debbie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fab cake - turns out great everytime

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• Beckyboo

  14 April 2013

  Beckyboo commented on this recipe

  Wasn't impressed with this at all, really dry and hard. Would not make again.

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Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 200g very soft butter
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 100g chocolate drops (milk, plain, white or a mix of all three)

FOR THE ICING

• 300g soft butter
• 100g icing sugar
• 400g melted plain chocolate

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 35 mins

Cook 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 200g very soft butter
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 100g chocolate drops (milk, plain, white or a mix of all three)

FOR THE ICING

• 300g soft butter
• 100g icing sugar
• 400g melted plain chocolate

Per serving

235 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 17g, salt 0.28 g

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