Monday, March 28, 2011

Chocolate Cake with chocolate chips....almonds and cashew nuts

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup unsweetened Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting

FOR CHOCOLATE CAKE
Ingredients
1 + 1/2 cup (170 g) all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (dutched/dark)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup (220 g) sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
3/4 cup (1.8 dl) milk
3/4 cup (170 g) melted butter
2 eggs
Almonds as desired
Cashew nuts as desired
Chocolate chips as desired

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METHOD
Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C) Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl. Melt the butter at low heat and add to the dry ingredients. Also add milk and eggs. Mix everything together until smooth, either by hand or by using an electric mixer at slow speed. Mix apart of nuts to the batter and remaining for ganish.Transfer to bake tin and bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 35 to 45 minutes.  After the cake has cooled, use frosting according to your wish. slice the cake!


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