Recipes

Rich Chocolate Cake

So if you are a faint of heart chocolate cake person, this is not the cake for you. Delicious and easy, this rich chocolate cake is sure to become a favourite with the delicious cream and strawberry jam filling; ‘and topped with a dark chocolate ganache.’

30 min
prep

20 min
cooking time

serves 8-10

Ingredients

Cake

185 g (3/4 block) Fairy Cooking, softened
330 g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs
335 g (2 1/4 cups) self raising flour, sifted
60 g (2/3 cup) cocoa, sifted
250 ml (1 cup) water

Ganache

225 g dark chocolate, finely chopped
125 ml (1/2 cup) cream
375 ml (1 1/2 cup) cream, whipped
strawberry jam
fresh strawberries

Method

Cake

Preheat oven to 150 °C. Line 3 x 20 cm cake tins with baking paper.
Cream fairy, sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Add dry ingredients into creamed mixture a quarter at a time, alternating with the water.
Divide mixture between the prepared tins.
Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until cooked.

Ganache

Place the cream into a saucepan and heat through. (do not boil)
Remove from the heat and add the chocolate, stir through until the chocolate has melted. Leave to cool. (The ganache will thicken while cooling.)

Assembly

Place one cake on a serving plate, spread with jam and one third of the whipped cream.
Repeat with the remaining cakes, jam and cream.
Spread over the chocolate ganache and top with sliced strawberries.

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