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    Sweet, sweeter… CHOCOLATE

    Feb 25, 2019 5 minutes
    recipes and food production LOUISA HOLST
    styling HANNES KOEGELENBERG
    chocolate spatula photo ISTOCK BY GETTYIMAGES
    other photos ED O’RILEY

    DECADENT CHOCOLATE AND RASPBERRY CAKE

    Rich, moist and delicious – the perfect cake for a special occasion. The fresh raspberries add a wonderful sweet-sour flavour which complements the dark chocolate perfectly.

    Makes: 1 x 15cm cake

    Preparation time: 45 minutes

    Baking time: 1 hour

    Oven temperature: 160°C

    ♥ 270g (290ml) soft butter
    ♥ 270g dark chocolate, chopped
    ♥ 270g (500ml) cake flour
    ♥ 4ml baking powder
    ♥ 4ml bicarbonate of soda
    ♥ 350g (405ml) brown sugar
    ♥ 4 large eggs
    ♥ 250ml buttermilk

    ICING

    ♥ 170g (185ml) soft butter
    ♥ 345g (665ml) icing sugar, sifted
    ♥ 5ml vanilla essence
    ♥ 35-40ml milk
    ♥ 160g punnet fresh raspberries

    CHOCOLATE GLAZE

    ♥ 50ml cream♥ 100g dark chocolate, chopped♥ 20ml golden syrup♥ chocolate

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