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. :-)