Flake chocolate cake

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Ingredients

• 200g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
• 175g unsalted butter
• 175g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour, sifted
• 100g almond meal
• 1 tsp baking powder, sifted
• 1/2 cup (125ml) milk
• 2 Cadbury Flake chocolate bars, crumbled

Method

Preheat oven to 160°C.

Grease and line a 20cm springform cake pan.

Place chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water until melted, making sure the bowl does not touch the water.

Stir until smooth and set aside to cool.

Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes or until pale.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.

Fold in flour, almond meal, baking powder, milk and melted chocolate.

Pour mixture into cake pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Cool slightly, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

For chocolate cream, heat 250ml carton cream over low heat, add 100g chocolate (or more if you want a stronger chocolate taste) and stir until melted. Chill for about 15 minutes, beat until thickened but still a little soft.

To serve, spread cream over cooled cake and sprinkle Flake bars over the top.

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