Chocolate & Raspberry Dessert Cake

06.09.2013
Food & Travel, Make, Eat, Drink
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Raspberry and Chocolate dessert cake

It was my eldest son’s sixth birthday yesterday and the lucky boy would have enjoyed three birthday cakes this year: One to share with his class, one with the family and another tomorrow for his party! While the school and party cakes are of the sweeter, colourful childlike style, last night I thought we’d enjoy something a little finer, to develop those little taste buds – a chocolate and raspberry dessert cake.

I’ve made this cake from a few times already, the chocolate and raspberry are always a winning combination and this cake has a gooey almost pudding like texture in the middle, making it worthy of a dinner party dessert.  This recipe calls for good quality dark chocolate about 70-75% cocoa and I’ve used both fresh and frozen raspberries in the past and found that both work well.

Ingredients

185g (6 oz) butter

185g (6 oz) dark chocolate

3 eggs

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups caster sugar

1 cup plain flour

2/3 cups self raising flour

½ cup almond meal

1 cup raspberries

extra raspberries to serve

Method 

Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan on a low heat. Set aside to cool slightly.

Beat eggs, vanilla extract and sugar in a bowl until light and thick. Fold through flours, almond meal, chocolate mixture and half the raspberries.

Line a 20 cm (8 inch) round cake tin lined and pour in mixture. Sprinkle the remaining raspberries and bake in a preheated 180 °c (350 °F) oven for 35-45 minutes or until the top of the cake is firm to touch. Recipe from Marie Claire Dining.

Serve with some raspberries and a scoop of vanilla bean ice-cream on the side.

Voila enjoy!

x Mel

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