23.10.15

Toffee chocci cake difficulty*** #21


Cuts into 10 
Preparing time:20 minutes 
Cooking time: 45 minutes 

Ingredients:
  • 175 g plain flour 
  • 25 g cocoa powder 
  • 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
  • 200 g light sugar
  • 1 egg 
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 65 g slightly salted butter 
  • 100 g plain dark chocolate, chopped
  • 125 ml water
  • chocolate curls, to decorate
For the topping
  • 40 g very soft unsalted butter 
  • 200 g ready-made caramel or toffee sauce

  1. Mix together the flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and sugar in a bowl 
  2. Beat together the egg, milk and vanilla extract in a small bowl 
  3. Put the butter, chocolate and measurement water in a saucepan and heat very gently, stirring frequently, until melted a smooth
  4. Add a egg mixture and melted butter and chocolate mixture to the dry ingredients and stir well to mix
  5. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 23 cm round or 20 cm square cake tin and level the surface 
  6. Bake in a preheated oven, 180 C(350 F),Gas Mark 4 for 30-40 minutes until just firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean
  7. Loosen the edges, turn out on to a wire rack and peel off the lining paper
  8. Leave to cool
  9. Make the topping
  10. Beat together the butter and caramel or toffee sauce in a bowl
  11. Transfer the cake to a serving plate, spread the topping over the top of the cake and scatter with chocolate curls.
  12. That's it for this not so complicate cake. :-)
 

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