Ingredients
6oz Dark chocolate
4oz Butter
3 tbsp water
3 eggs
5oz caster sugar
3oz ground almonds
2oz self raising flour
Pinch of Salt
4oz Dark chocolate (For topping)
2tbsp Sour Cream (For topping)

Method
Set the oven to 190 deg C. Grease the cake tin, then cut out a circle of baking parchment and line the base of the tin with it.
Break the chocolate into a bowl. Stand it over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until all the chocolate has melted.
Cut the butter into small pieces. Add the butter and water to the chocolate and stir until the butter has melted.
Separate the eggs into the 2 large bowls. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until they are thick and creamy.
Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Add the ground almonds, sift in the flour and mix well.
Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they form still peaks. Fold them gently into the chocolate mixture.
Put the mixture into the tin. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes then move to a wire rack.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir in the soured cream.
When the cake has cooled, spread the topping over the top of the cake and then decorate.

Back to Furbie.net Homepage

Express your thanks at Furbienet Central