Chocolate and Almond Cake
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Ingredients:
50g dark cocoa powder
100g dark chocolate (70% preferably)
120g peeled almonds
100g butter
100g sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Icing sugar
How to make the dish:
Warm oven to 170c.
In food processor, blend the chocolate and cocoa with the almonds into a grainy mixture. Pour into a bowl.
In the same blender, cream the butter and the sugar for a few mins until light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time and mix in the chocolate almond mixture until well combined.
Coat a 20-22cms spring tin with Bakewell paper. Fill with the chocolate mixture.
Bake for 30 mins.
Turn onto a serving dish, cool and sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.
Serve with creme fraiche and PX soaked raisins.
50g dark cocoa powder
100g dark chocolate (70% preferably)
120g peeled almonds
100g butter
100g sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Icing sugar
How to make the dish:
Warm oven to 170c.
In food processor, blend the chocolate and cocoa with the almonds into a grainy mixture. Pour into a bowl.
In the same blender, cream the butter and the sugar for a few mins until light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time and mix in the chocolate almond mixture until well combined.
Coat a 20-22cms spring tin with Bakewell paper. Fill with the chocolate mixture.
Bake for 30 mins.
Turn onto a serving dish, cool and sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.
Serve with creme fraiche and PX soaked raisins.
