Traditional Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Traditional Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
338
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat a 180°C oven. Line 2 x 8-9 in (20-23 cm) round cake tins with greaseproof paper.
  2. In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in a doubleboiler, combine the chocolate, one-third of the milk, the brown sugar and egg yolk. Cook, stirring, until smooth and thickened. Let cool.
  3. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  4. With an electric mixer, cream the butter or margarine with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the whole eggs, one at a time. Mix in the vanilla.
  5. On low speed, beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the remaining milk, beginning and ending with flour.
  6. Pour in the chocolate mixture and mix until just combined.
  7. Divide the cake mixture evenly between the cake tins. Bake until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
  8. Let cool in the tins on wire racks for 10 minutes, then unmould the cakes from the tins onto the wire racks and let cool completely.
  9. For the icing, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of hot, not boiling, water, or in the top of a double boiler. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the the salt and soured cream. Let cool slightly.
  10. Set 1 cake layer on a serving plate and spread with one-third of the icing. Place the second cake layer on top. Spread the remaining icing all over the top and sides of the cake, swirling it to make a decorative finish.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 337.55 Kcal (1413 kJ)
Calories from fat 143.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.95g 25%
Cholesterol 81.93mg 27%
Sodium 624.11mg 26%
Potassium 135.4mg 3%
Total Carbs 45.12g 15%
Sugars 27.84g 111%
Dietary Fiber 1.71g 7%
Protein 5.07g 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 106.2mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 316.82 Kcal (1326 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.97g 25%
Cholesterol 76.9mg 27%
Sodium 585.78mg 26%
Potassium 127.08mg 3%
Total Carbs 42.35g 15%
Sugars 26.13g 111%
Dietary Fiber 1.61g 7%
Protein 4.76g 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1.7mg 10%
Calcium 99.7mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.7
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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