Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe by Amy Beh Cuisine Type of Dish Cooking Method Meal Types 3estern ;ake

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Ingredients 60g cocoa powder 260g plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 180g butter 250g soft brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 tbsp golden syrup 4 eggs, separated 150 l !estle "educed #rea For the chocolate cream 180g plain c$ocolate 80g butter 80 l w$ipping crea 1 tsp %a$lua &coffee li'ueur(, optional Method )ift flour, cocoa powder and baking powder 3*4 ti es+ ,eave aside+ -rease and line a 21*22c 150/#+ round cake tin wit$ greaseproof paper+ .re$eat oven to

#rea butter, sugar and essence until lig$t and fluffy, t$en stir in golden syrup+ 0dd egg yolks, one at a ti e+ 1old in t$e blended cocoa and flour i2ture a little at a ti e+ 3$ip egg w$ites until fluffy, t$en blend into t$e i2ture+ )tir in reduced crea to i2+ .our batter into prepared pan and bake in pre$eated oven for 14 $ours or until a skewer inserted in t$e centre of t$e cake co es out clean+ #ool t$e cake, t$en turn out onto a wire rack+ 5o prepare t$e c$ocolate crea 6 7elt t$e c$ocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of gently si ering water+ 8nce t$e c$ocolate elts, re ove fro $eat and stir in t$e butter and w$ipping crea to blend+ 0dd %a$lua to i2 &optional(+ ,eave t$e c$ocolate crea aside to set, t$en spread over t$e surface and sides of t$e cake wit$ a palette knife9 swirl to create patterns on t$e c$ocolate crea +

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What you need 3?4 bar of butter &1 bar@ 250g( 1 cup of castor sugar 1?2 can of 1ull #rea Avaporated 7ilk &about 200g(

2 Aggs,lig$tly beaten wit$ a folk 1 cup of .lain flour 1?2 cup of #ocoa powder 1?2 tsp ;aking powder 1?2 tsp ;aking soda 1?2 tsp Banilla A2tract or 1 tsp Banilla essence What to do! 1+ #o bine castor sugar,evaporated ilk,vanilla e2tract or essence and butter in a saucepan+ elted,off fire and keep war + ilk i2ture and stir till well i2+ i2ture over

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4+ )ift t$e flour,cocoa powder,baking powder and baking soda into a large t$e flour and stir till well 5+ Ceat up t$e stea er+ 6+ ,ined and greased a 8 or D inc$ baking pan+ i2 &cake batter s$ould be runny(+

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1?2 tsp of Banilla e2tract or 1 tsp Banilla essence 1?4 cup #orn oil 1?6 cup #ocoa powder,sifted 1?16 tsp )alt &8kay, t$is is Fust a s all pinc$ of salt( 1+ #o bine t$e sifted cocoa powder,condense ilk and oil+

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