17.04.2017- Adventures in Baking: Definitive Chocolate Cake
If you're still swimming in a deluge of Easter chocolate, and are looking for something to bake on this Bank Holiday Monday, then search no further! In anticipation of the long weekend, I hit the kitchen on Friday to road test a new addition to my recipe repertoire in the shape of Mary Berry's Definitive Chocolate Cake from BBC Food . Considering it's been a little while since I've had time to indulge in any baking, I was expecting it all to end in disaster, but was pleasantly surprised with the results- all pulled together in just over an hour! Mary Berry's Definitive Chocolate Cake Ingredients For the sponge: 225g unsalted butter, 225g caster sugar, 4 free range eggs, 220g self raising flour, 50g cocoa powder, 2 tsp baking powder For the filling: 4 tbsp apricot conserve (or a jam of your choice- I used some quince jam from Honey & Co), 300ml whipping cream, decorations of choice Method 1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees fan. 2) Mix the flour, butter, sugar, ...