Desserts Recipes - Lemon Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 8   

• 100g/4oz butter (plus extra for greasing)

• 225g/8oz brown sugar

• Grated zest of 1 lemon

• 2 eggs

• 75g/3oz cooking chocolate (grated)

• 300g/11 oz self-raising flour (sifted)

• Pinch of salt 100g/4oz sour cream

For the topping:

• 2 tablespoons icing sugar

• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 5. Grease a 23 x 13cm/9 x 5in loaf tin.

2. Cream the butter, sugar and lemon zest together. Add the eggs and beat well. Mix in the chocolate.

3. Sift the flour and salt together and alternately with the sour cream and beat well.

4. Place in the loaf tin and sprinkle with the icing sugar and lemon zest. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until cooked.