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                            H&G Chocolate Cake

Recipe By     : House and Garden
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Chocolate

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           cocoa
     1/2  cup           boiling water
 185      grams         butter
   1 1/2  cups          castor sugar (superfine sugar)
   3      whole         eggs
   1 1/2  cups          flour, self-rising
     1/4  teaspoon      baking soda
     3/4  cup           milk
   1      tablespoon    vanilla

 1.  Grease a 24cm springform tin and cover base with vegetable cooking
 spray.
 2.  Mix cocoa and boiling water in a cup, cool.
 3.  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at 
 a time and beat well.
 4.  Sift flours with baking soda and stir into creamed mixture then add 
 milk and vanilla.  When well mixed, gradually stir in cocoa mixture.
 (The cake batter sometimes curdles at this stage, but it won't spoil the 
 finished cake).
 5.  Pour into prepared tin and bake for 50-60 minutes.
 6.  Let stand for 5 minutes.  Run a knife around edge and release sides 
 of tin.
 7.  Turn carefully on to a cake cooler and remove base and paper.
 8.  When cool, ice.
 
 CHOCOLATE GANACHE
 
 150g dark chocolate, grated
 1/2 cup cream
 
 Over low heat, melt chocolate in the cream.  Remove from heat and cool.
 Pour ganache over cake and smooth with a flat-bladed knife.  Try not to 
 handle for too long.  Allow to set.
 
 
                    





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NOTES : SLAB CAKE  
 Use a large baking dish (27 x 32 cm).   Bake in moderate oven 40 
 minutes.
 
 ROUND SANDWICH
 2 sandwich tins 20-22 cm.  Bake for 35 minutes in moderate oven.