Chocolate Cake for Two!

Ingredients

Cake

  • 75 g self-raising flour
  • 25 g cocoa powder
  • 100 g light brown soft sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 60 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50 ml whole milk

Decoration

  • 60 g dark chocolate
  • 60 g milk chocolate
  • 60 ml double cream
  • strawberries
  • freeze dried raspberries

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºc/160ºfan and line a 6″ round tin
  • Add the flour, cocoa powder, sugar and baking powder to a bowl and whisk together
  • Add the oil, egg, vanilla and milk and mix until smooth
  • Pour into the tin, and bake for 25-28 minutes, or until baked. Leave to cool fully in the tin.
  • Add the dark chocolate, milk chocolate and cream to a bowl and heat on a low heat in the microwave, stirring often, until smooth
  • Pour over the cooled cake carefully and decorate with fresh fruit or whatever you fancy
  • Let the ganache set slightly for about 30 minutes and then ENJOY!

Notes

I used a simple 6+ cake tin for this cake. 

The cake lasts for 2-3+ days at room temperature, or can freeze for 3+ months. 


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