
There is nothing more satisfying to me than picking up a recipe book and hitting on a recipe that makes me feel like I have to get straight up and make it. It really is a great process of discovery!
Birthday Cake (Chocolate)
1 3/4 c plain flour
1/3 c cocoa
2 tsp B.P
pinch salt
1 c caster sugar
110g butter
2/3 c evaporated milk
100g dark chocolate (broken into small pieces)
2 eggs, beaten
Preheat oven to 180 C. Put the kettle on. Grease and line a 20 cm springform pan. Sift the flour, cocoa, BP and salt together in a large bowl. Put the sugar, butter, milk and 1/2c just boiled water along with the chocolate into a saucepan and heat until smooth and melted. Using a wooden spoon, stir chocolate mix into dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Add in eggs and beat to incorporate. Pour into cake pan, bake 35-45 mins. When it's ready the top will feel firm, but a skewer may not come out clean- it is a fudgy textured cake.


200g dark chocolate
1 c heavy cream
Chop chocolate into pieces and put in bowl. Heat cream to just about boiling point and pour it over the chocolate. Leave for 5 mins then beat with an electric beater until thick and glossy. Spread all over cake. Leave for a couple of hours or until set- you can make this cake a day ahead.
3 comments:
I LOVE the linen this is sitting on, is it a teatowel or a tablecloth? Where did you get it from?
Liz
It's cute isn't it? I got it sent to me from a kind friend in the UK!!!!
Linda, I couldn't agree more about HTE not having photos. I was a little hesitant to cook from it at first, not having a lot of natural ability (OK NO natural ability). As I became more confident in the kitchen, thanks to Nigella and her other books *with* photos, I became more eager to test out HTE. Still, I wish Nigella would revist HTE for those less confident and reprint (or make two volumes) with photos. This cake is just one of the reasons why:) YUM!
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