Rich Chocolate cake

Name: Rich Chocolate cake
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 230 grams Self raising flour; 50 grams Cocoa powder; 240 grams Softened butter; 240 grams Caster sugar; 1/2 dozen Eggs (beaten); 2 tsp Baking powder; 30 ml Water; 1/2 can sliced peaches; 300 grams Dark chocolate; 300 ml Double cream; 5 ml Vanilla essence; 3 tbsp Fruit jam; 1/2 box strawberries

Hunter352 @cook_2831305

My tried and tested chocolate cake recipe with added fruit.
Makes 24-25 cupcakes.

Hunter352 @cook_2831305

My tried and tested chocolate cake recipe with added fruit.
Makes 24-25 cupcakes.

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Ingredients

45 mins

12 servings

Cake
230 gramsSelf raising flour
50 gramsCocoa powder
240 gramsSoftened butter
240 gramsCaster sugar
1/2 dozenEggs (beaten)
2 tspBaking powder
30 mlWater
1/2 cansliced peaches
Chocolate ganache icing
300 gramsDark chocolate
300 mlDouble cream
5 mlVanilla essence
3 tbspFruit jam
Topping (optional)
1/2 boxstrawberries

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Steps

45 mins

1

Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Grease and line cake tin.
2

Mix the softened butter, sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl
3

Lightly beat eggs and finely mash peaches in separate bowls
4

Slowly add eggs and peaches to cocoa mix, stirring continously
5

Fold in flour and baking powder bit by bit, whisking mixture in between.
6

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.
7

To make icing, break chocolate into a heatproof bowl and pour in cream and vanilla essence. Melt over a pan of simmering water
8

Cool icing, stirring occasionally. Chill lightly until it thickens.
9

Split cake in half. Spread jam on one half and half of the icing on the other.
10

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.