Ingredients
125g butter
200g brown sugar
2 eggs
separated
½ cup milk
250g flour
1 1/2 baking soda
1 tbsp warm water
150g bittersweet chocolate
try Whitakers Ghana Dark
⅔ cup brown sugar
½ cup milk
a few vanilla
1 egg yolk
lightly beaten
Allergy Advice
Contains Dairy
Contains Eggs
Contains Gluten
Contains Soy
Equipment
- 1 24cm cake tin
- 1 saucepan
- 1 whisk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180ºC and grease a 24cm cake tin.
- Make the chocolate mixture first.
- Gently melt the chocolate with sugar, milk and vanilla in a saucepan.
- Add egg yolk and cook over gentle heat until mixture thickens slightly. Allow to cool.
- Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Beat egg yolks lightly (reserve whites) and mix yolks with milk, then add to butter mixture alternately with flour.
- Add to the cooled chocolate mixture and combine well.
- Dissolve baking soda in warm water and stir into mixture.
- Whisk egg whites until creamy, then fold into mixture.
- Pour into prepared tin and bake for 50 – 60 minutes or until cake tests clean.
- Cool cake completely before cutting.
Notes
Tip
This cake does not require icing.
