THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE
The most fugy, scrumptious chocolate cake! Great for birthday party's (usually none left, much to my dismay).
Provided by maeveella
Time 1h20m
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Set oven to 190c/375f/gas mark 5. Grease the cake tin, then cut out a circle of baking parchment and line the base of the tin with it (20cm/8in).
- Break the chocolate into a bowl. Stand it over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until all the chocolate has malted.
- Cut the butter into small pieces. Add the butter and water to the chocolate and stir until the butter has melted.
- Separate the eggs into two large bowls. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until they are thick and creamy.
- Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Add the ground almonds, sift in the flour and mix well
- Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they form stiff peaks. Fold them, gently into the chocolate mixture.
- Put the mixture into the tin. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool for around 10-20 minutes then remove the cake and put it onto a wire rack
- MAKING THE TOPPING
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir in the soured cream
- Spread the chocolate topping over the top of the cooled cake with a palette knife, then decorate it with flamed almonds.
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