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Ingredients
- For cake
- 230g dark chocolate
- 170g unsalted butter
- 350g light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 370g plain flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 500ml lactose free milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- For icing
- 175g dark chocolate
- 225g unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon lactose free milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Melt the chocolate
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Separate the yolk and the whites. Beat the yolks. Add these to the butter and the sugar.
- Add in the melted chocolate.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in another bowl.
- Combine the milk and vanilla essence in a jar.
- Add a third of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar, along with a third of the milk mixture. Continue to do this until they are all mixed.
- In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until they make peaks.
- Fold these into the bake mixture, use a metal spoon.
- Divide the mixture between two cake tins. Line these with greaseproof paper if you wish.
- Bake in the oven at 170C for 30 minutes.
- For the icing
- Melt the chocolate.
- Beat the butter, milk, vanilla and icing sugar together.
- Add in the melted chocolate.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 84g | |
| Recipe makes 20 servings | |
| Calories 397 | |
| Calories from Fat 206 | 52% |
| Total Fat 23.26g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat 14.23g | 57% |
| Trans Fat 0.02g | |
| Cholesterol 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium 268mg | 11% |
| Potassium 173mg | 5% |
| Total Carbs 43.69g | 12% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.0g | 7% |
| Sugars 26.51g | 18% |
| Protein 3.96g | 6% |
