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peekaboo bangs
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 Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: Best Chocolate Cake ever |
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This is just about the easiest and most delicious cake I have ever had the good fortune to bake/sample.
From one of my food heros Hugh Fearnley Wittingstall - prepare to be seduced!
Big chocolatey kisses
Miss Boo
Chestnut and Chocolate Truffle Cake
This is a really wonderful soft and gooey chocolate cake, which can be served warm or cold as a pudding. It makes a great alternative for anyone who’s not so keen on traditional Christmas pudding – and it’s also an absolute doddle to make.
Ingredients:
250g dark chocolate
250g unsalted butter
250g peeled cooked chestnuts (tinned if you like) (I use a tin of chestnut puree from the supermarket)250ml milk
4 eggs, separated
125g caster sugar
Melt the chocolate and butter together in a pan over a very gentle heat. In another pan, heat the chestnuts with the milk until just boiling, then mash thoroughly with a potato masher (or process to a rough purée in a machine).
Put the egg yolks in a bowl and mix with the caster sugar. Stir in the chocolate mixture and the chestnut purée until you have a smooth, blended batter. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them carefully into the batter.
Transfer the mixture to a greased, lined 23cm cake tin (the springform type is good) and bake at 170°C/Gas Mark 3 for 25–30 minutes, until it is just set but still has a slight wobble. (In my oven this is nearer to 35 mins)
If you want to serve the cake warm, leave to cool a little, then release the tin and slice carefully – it will be very soft and moussey. Or leave to go cold, when it will have set firm. I like to serve it with a trickle of double cream, especially when warm, but it is also delicious unadulterated.
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DarklyDelicious Millicent
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| yummy making this tonight!!!!!!!!!!! |
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DarklyDelicious Millicent
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Made it..Ate it(well some of it)very rich very lovely yum........
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Kosmic Kitty
Joined: 19 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: Yummy cake |
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Mmmmmmmm! sounds delicious - and gluten free! perfect for me  thanks hun!! |
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KatyKamikaze
Joined: 25 Feb 2008
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Location: Northeast
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:47 am Post subject: |
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will be making this when i move to my new place!
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