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    I should COCOA!

    Dec 23, 2021 4 minutes

    CHOCOLATE, LAVENDER AND LEMON BUNDT CAKE

    SERVES 8-10

    The combination of chocolate, lavender and lemon is an absolute winner in this cake. The lavender is subtle – it’s not like nibbling a bar of Grandma’s soap at all – and the lemon adds freshness to the whole shebang. The cake itself is light and moist, but one best eaten within a couple of days.

    Flavourless vegetable oil, for oiling
    ¾tbsp culinary lavender buds
    350g caster sugar
    200g unsalted butter, softened
    280g plain flour
    50g dark chocolate
    (60–70% cocoa solids), grated
    50g cocoa powder
    1tsp baking powder 
     ½tsp bicarbonate of soda
    ½tsp fine sea salt
    3 large eggs
    180g Greek yogurt
    1–2tbsp milk, if needed

    FOR THE GLAZE

    200g icing sugar, sifted
    40–50ml lemon juice
    1½tbsp unsalted

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