Rich Chocolate cake.
You can cook Rich Chocolate cake using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Rich Chocolate cake
- You need of Cake.
- You need 230 grams of Self raising flour.
- You need 50 grams of Cocoa powder.
- It’s 240 grams of Softened butter.
- It’s 240 grams of Caster sugar.
- Prepare 1/2 dozen of Eggs (beaten).
- You need 2 tsp of Baking powder.
- Prepare 30 ml of Water.
- You need 1/2 can of sliced peaches.
- It’s of Chocolate ganache icing.
- Prepare 300 grams of Dark chocolate.
- Prepare 300 ml of Double cream.
- Prepare 5 ml of Vanilla essence.
- You need 3 tbsp of Fruit jam.
- It’s of Topping (optional).
- It’s 1/2 box of strawberries.
Rich Chocolate cake instructions
- Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Grease and line cake tin..
- Mix the softened butter, sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl.
- Lightly beat eggs and finely mash peaches in separate bowls.
- Slowly add eggs and peaches to cocoa mix, stirring continously.
- Fold in flour and baking powder bit by bit, whisking mixture in between..
- Spoon into cake tin and bake for 40-45 mins or until risen and springy to touch. Cool upside down on a wire rack for 15 mins and turn out and set aside to cool completely..
- To make icing, break chocolate into a heatproof bowl and pour in cream and vanilla essence. Melt over a pan of simmering water.
- Cool icing, stirring occasionally. Chill lightly until it thickens..
- Split cake in half. Spread jam on one half and half of the icing on the other..
- Sandwich the two halves together and spread rest of icing on top, swirling it attractively with the tip of a table knife. Decorate as desired. I personally like to slice strawberries and place them neatly on the top but whatever works for you..