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For the ganache

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal653
  • fat39g
  • saturates21g
  • carbs63g
  • sugars45g
  • fibre4g
  • protein10g
  • salt0.7g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 1kg loaf tin (ours was 14 x 24 x 7cm) and line with a long strip of baking parchment. Lightly dust a surface with icing sugar and roll the marzipan out to a 1cm-thick rectangle, then cut it so that it’s just smaller than the base of the loaf tin.

  • step 2

    Beat the butter and both sugars together in a large bowl using an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, flour, baking powder, almond extract, milk and cocoa powder until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips, scraping down the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is combined.

  • step 3

    Pour half the batter into the tin. Top with the marzipan rectangle, then pour the remaining batter on top and smooth the surface. Bake for 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins until golden, risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool completely in the tin.

  • step 4

    To make the ganache, bring the cream to a simmer in a small pan. Meanwhile, put the dark chocolate, golden syrup and almond extract in a heatproof bowl. Once the cream is simmering, pour it over the chocolate mixture and set aside for 2 mins to melt. Whisk until smooth, then leave for 5 mins to cool and thicken slightly. Pour the ganache all over the cake, and cut into slices to serve.

RECIPE TIPS

DECORATE THE CAKE

If you like, you could also decorate the top of the cake with marzipan fruits or other shapes for a traditional look.

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.11 ratings

annerobbo18quk9se9p

tip

Best add the qauntities

annerobbo18quk9se9p

Cant make a sucessful cake without knowing the quantities

annerobbo18quk9se9p

question

Where are the quantities ?

annw6131ImDt6qz1

I used 120g of caster sugar only for this recipe and the cake was still very sweet in my opinion. I didn't add the ganache to the cake. I was pleasantly surprised that the sponge was light, especially as the cake appeared like a huge brick when I took it out of the oven! The cooking time was…

jennymccann000

I think the idea of mixing marzipan and chocolate cake is wonderful, but I was very disappointed with the cake itself. Mine was dry although it had apparently cooked normally and well. If I made this again I wouldn’t use the cake recipe as is, I would choose a much richer denser cake…..

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