Desserts Recipes - Chocolate Cake Recipe

  
 

Desserts Recipes - Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 10

  • 100g/4oz butter (softened)

  • 100g/4oz caster sugar

  • 50g/2oz icing sugar

  • 2 eggs (lightly beaten)

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

  • 75g/3oz blackberry jam

  • 150g/5oz self-raising flour (sifted)

  • 50g/2oz cocoa powder

  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

  • 225ml/8fl oz milk

For the chocolate butter cream:

  • 50g/2oz dark chocolate (broken into small pieces)

  • 25g/1oz butter

  • 3 teaspoons double cream

  • 3 teaspoons icing sugar (sifted)

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Lightly grease a 20cm/8in square cake tin and line with baking parchment.

  2. Cream the butter and sugars in a small bowl with an electric beater until light and fluffy. Add the eggs gradually, beating thoroughly after each addition.

  3. Beat in the vanilla and jam. Transfer to a large bowl. Combine the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda.

  4. Using a wooden spoon, fold the flour mixture into the butter alternately with the milk.

  5. Stir until the mixture is just combined and almost smooth Pour into the prepared tin and smooth the surface.

  6. Bake for 45 minutes. Leave in the tin for 15 minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool completely.

  7. For the butter cream, stir the ingredients in a small pan over a low heat until smooth and glossy. Spread over the top of the cake with a flat-bladed knife.