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Chocolate Gems Cake

Chocolate Gems Cake

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Serves: 4-5

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Here is a simle recipe for a mouthwattering chocolate cake coverd with gems . Decorate as you like

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Ingredients

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For the base

  • 250 grams plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ⅓ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 250 ml sugar
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 100 grams butter (or 3 tblsp veg oil)
  • 1 packet chocolate buttons

For the icing

  • 50 grams icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 packet chocolate (melted)
  • 1 packet white chocolate chips

Method

For the base

  1. First mix the sugar, butter (or vegetable oil) and eggs to form a fluffy mixture
  2. In a bowl mix in the flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon powder, bicarbonate of soda and bicarb.
  3. Now fold in the dry ingredients into the wet ones and add honey. Beat the mixture well to avoid lumps.
  4. Now add the chocolate buttons and mix it.
  5. Line the baking tray and put the cake mixture in preheated oven at 200'C for about 10-15 mins.

For Icing :

  1. Melt the chocolate and add in sugar and cocoa powder to it.
  2. Cover the whole cake with this chocolate icing.
  3. Decorate with white chocolate buttons or sugar coated colored chocolate gems.

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