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Valentine Chocolate Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 8
I have made the chocolate topping before and used it on a butter cake.In this one I added Hazelnuts to it and the results were much much better.So easy and so rich.
Ingredients:
75grams butter
75grams caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
75 grams self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
25 grams cocoa powder
50 grams ground almonds
truffle topping
350 grams plain chocolate
100 gram butter
1 1/4 cups of heavy cream
75 grams chocolate cake crumbs
1/3 cup hazelnuts,crushed
100 grams white chocolate, melted
6-8 strawberries
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Lightly grease 20 cm cake pan and line the base. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition.
3. Sieve the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together and fold into the mixture along with the ground almonds. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes or until springy to the touch. Leave to cool completely. Wash and dry the pan and return the cooled cake to the pan.
4. Topping:
5. Heat the chocolate, butter and cream in a heavy based pan and stir until smooth. Cool, and then chill for 30 minutes. Beat well with a wooden spoon and chill for a further 30 minutes. Beat the mixture again, and then add the cake crumbs and the hazelnuts, beating until well combined. Spoon over the sponge base.
6. Dip each strawberry till half in white chocolate and arrange in a decorative way over
7. the top.
By RecipeOfHealth.com