Name: Rich Chocolate Cake Recipe
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves: At least 10
Ingredients: 250g salted butter, cubed (or unsalted and add a pinch of sea salt); 400g dark chocolate, chopped; 250g golden caster sugar; 5 large free-range eggs,separated; clotted cream, to serve

By Jane Curran

published 29 October 15

Ingredients

250g salted butter, cubed (or unsalted and add a pinch of sea salt)
400g dark chocolate, chopped
250g golden caster sugar
5 large free-range eggs,separated
clotted cream, to serve

You will need:

a 23cm deep springform tin, lined with baking parchment

Method

Heat the oven to 150C, gas 2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a large bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally.
In a small pan, gently heat the sugar with 4tbsp water until dissolved. Increase the heat and bring to the boil for 1 minute. Stir through the chocolate mixture,remove from the heat andallow to cool slightly. Stir through the egg yolks and set aside.
Whisk the egg whites to a medium peak and fold into the cooled chocolate mixture. Pour into the tin and bake on a baking tray for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until there is only a slight wobble in the centre.
Allow to cool in the tin overnight and serve with clotted cream.

Jane Curran

Jane Curran is a freelance food editor, stylist, writer and consultant based in Cape Town. Former food director of TI Media & woman&home. All about food, wine (dipWSET), gardening and the Arsenal.

Serves	At least 10
Skill	Medium
Total Time	1 hours 15 mins

Nutrition Per Portion	RDA
Calories	540 Kcal	27%
Fat	35 g	50%
Saturated Fat	21 g	105%

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