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    CAKES THAT WORK EVERY TIME

    May 01, 2020 4 minutes

    Dense & dark chocolate loaf

    This cake is mixed and made in a saucepan – how easy is that? It’s best eaten on the same day.

    • Serves 8 • Prep 20 mins • Cook 45-50 mins uniced

    200g butter, plus extra for the tin
    100g dark chocolate (use one that’s 70% cocoa solids), broken into chunks
    150g natural yogurt
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    3 eggs
    250g self-raising flour
    175g dark muscovado sugar
    1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

    FOR THE TOPPING

    100ml double cream
    1 tbsp butter
    100g dark chocolate, chopped

    Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter a large loaf tin (about 20cm long, measured from the top edge), then cut a strip of baking

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