(Photograph by Graham Templeton)
Delicious, indulgent and it even freezes like a dream – I’ve been making this chocolate and almond cake recipe to rave reviews for years now…
Ingredients
You will need:
- 50g dark cocoa powder
- 100g dark chocolate (70% preferably)
- 120g peeled almonds
- 100g butter
- 100g sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- Icing sugar
Cooking instructions
How to make the dish:
- Warm oven to 170c.
- In food processor, blend the chocolate and cocoa with the almonds into a grainy mixture. Pour into a bowl.
- In the same blender, cream the butter and the sugar for a few mins until light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time and mix in the chocolate almond mixture until well combined.
- Coat a 18cms spring tin with Bakewell paper. Fill with the chocolate mixture.
- Bake for 30 mins.
- Turn onto a serving dish, cool and sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.
- Serve with creme fraiche and PX soaked raisins.
Other nice to knows…
Serves: 6-8
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Calories: 390 per helping
Like the sound of this chocolate and almond cake recipe? Check out my orange and lemon drizzle cake recipe.
