Well, as we prepare to bid farewell to 2011, I’d like to end this year with this post, the classic Chocolate Cake With Icing recipe. The cake is slightly dense, chocolaty, and it’s perfect for chocolate lovers. Try a big slice with your favorite cuppa, be it tea or coffee. To all my readers, a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year 2012! Wishing all of you a fantastic new year ahead! Cheers! Recipe adapted from Apples For Jam By Tessa Kiros (pg 311) Chocolate Cake With Icing Ingredients 180 g/6 ½ oz Unsalted Butter 50 g/1 ¾ oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken up 30 g/1 oz Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 3 Large Eggs, separated 180 g/6 ½ oz Caster Sugar 125 g/4 ½ oz All-Purpose Flour 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder Pinch of Sea Salt 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 3 Tbsp Milk Icing 80 g/ 2 ¾ oz Unsalted Butter, softened at room temperature 60 g/ 2 ¼ oz Icing Sugar 30 g/ 1 oz Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 2 Tbsp Milk 2 Generous tsp Golden Syrup Method Preheat oven to 350˚F/180˚C. Butter and flour a 9 ½ inches/24 cm ...
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