Michael Barry's Crafty Chocolate Cake
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Pre-heat oven to 160 deg C/325 deg F/Gas3 Put all of the ingredients into a food processor or food mixer and blend until a dark brown creamy batter. Pour into 2 greased/bottom lined sandwich tins. Bake for 15 minutes and turn down the oven to 150 deg C/300 deg F/ Gas 2 for a further 10 - 15 minutes, until coming away from the edge of the tins. Remove from the oven, and from the tins onto a cooling rack. Once cool sandwich together with Jam/Conserve of choice and thick cream.
Pre-heat oven to 160 deg C/325 deg F/Gas3 Put all of the ingredients into a food processor or food mixer and blend until a dark brown creamy batter. Pour into 2 greased/bottom lined sandwich tins. Bake for 15 minutes and turn down the oven to 150 deg C/300 deg F/ Gas 2 for a further 10 - 15 minutes, until coming away from the edge of the tins. Remove from the oven, and from the tins onto a cooling rack. Once cool sandwich together with preserves/Conserve of choice and thick cream.
Introduction
An easy to make, delicious rich chocolate cake. I have used this recipe for at least 15 years as a celebration cake.
An easy to make, delicious rich chocolate cake. I have used this recipe for at least 15 years as a celebration cake.
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Ingredients
Serves: 12
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U.S.
For the Chocolate Cake
- 150 grams self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 100 grams caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon black treacle
- 150 millilitres sunflower oil
- 150 millilitres milk
- 2 large eggs
For the Sandwiching Together
- jam (or conserve of your choice - I use cherry conserve)
- cream (thick)
For the Chocolate Cake
- 5 ounces self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 ounces superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon black molasses
- 5¼ fluid ounces vegetable oil
- 5¼ fluid ounces milk
- 2 large eggs
For the Sandwiching Together
- preserves (or conserve of your choice - I use cherry conserve)
- cream (thick)
Method
Michael Barry's Crafty Chocolate Cake is a community recipe submitted by Rose H and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
Additional Information
I make half as much again for a 3 layer celebration cake
I make half as much again for a 3 layer celebration cake
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