H&g chocolate cake

 
                             H&G Chocolate Cake
 
 Recipe By     : House and Garden
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes                            Chocolate
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/2  cup           cocoa
      1/2  cup           boiling water
  185      grams         butter
    1 1/2  cups          castor sugar (superfine sugar)
    3      whole         eggs
    1 1/2  cups          flour, self-rising
      1/4  teaspoon      baking soda
      3/4  cup           milk
    1      tablespoon    vanilla
 
  1.  Grease a 24cm springform tin and cover base with vegetable cooking
  spray.
  2.  Mix cocoa and boiling water in a cup, cool.
  3.  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at 
  a time and beat well.
  4.  Sift flours with baking soda and stir into creamed mixture then add 
  milk and vanilla.  When well mixed, gradually stir in cocoa mixture.
  (The cake batter sometimes curdles at this stage, but it won't spoil the 
  finished cake).
  5.  Pour into prepared tin and bake for 50-60 minutes.
  6.  Let stand for 5 minutes.  Run a knife around edge and release sides 
  of tin.
  7.  Turn carefully on to a cake cooler and remove base and paper.
  8.  When cool, ice.
  
  CHOCOLATE GANACHE
  
  150g dark chocolate, grated
  1/2 cup cream
  
  Over low heat, melt chocolate in the cream.  Remove from heat and cool.
  Pour ganache over cake and smooth with a flat-bladed knife.  Try not to 
  handle for too long.  Allow to set.
  
  
                     
 
 
 
 
 
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 NOTES : SLAB CAKE  
  Use a large baking dish (27 x 32 cm).   Bake in moderate oven 40 
  minutes.
  
  ROUND SANDWICH
  2 sandwich tins 20-22 cm.  Bake for 35 minutes in moderate oven.