Millie's Milestones

Day 64 - Millie's chocolate cake

DADDY has made one of his famous chocolate cakes.

It's to celebrate Millie coming out of hospital.

He is offering a slice to anyone who comes to the house.

You can make one too.

The secret is in the chocolate.

Try to use chocolate with the highest cocoa content you can find - 70% cocoa is good, 86% cocoa is even better.

You will need:

11 ounces (300 grammes) dark chocolate

10 ounces (280 grammes) castor sugar

6 ounces (170 grammes) unsalted butter

A pinch of sea salt

5 large eggs

2 tablespoons ground almonds

Icing sugar to dust

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4 (180 degrees C).

Brush the removable base from an 8 inch cake tin with a little melted butter and sprinkle half the ground almonds on top.

Break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl over a saucepan of hot water.

Add the butter and sugar.

Whisk the eggs with the rest of the almonds and fold into the mixture.

Keep folding until the mixture thickens.

Pour the mixture into the cake tin.

Bake for 35-40 minutes.

Once baked, leave the cake to cool and then dust with icing sugar.

Try not to eat in one sitting!

posted by Johann @ 12:08 PM