Chocolate Cake Recipes

Ingredients

500g dark chocolate
2 tablespoons golden syrup
125g unsalted butter
4 eggs
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon plain flour, sifted
Melted chocolate, to decorate
Chocolate ice cream, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Grease and line the base of a 20cm round spring-form cake pan with non-stick baking paper.
2. Melt the chocolate, golden syrup and butter in a bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Set aside to cool slightly.
3. Place eggs and sugar in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on high for 10 minutes until very thick and pale. Gently fold in the flour then fold in the chocolate mixture until combined.
4. Pour into the cake pan and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 12 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and run a knife around the edge of the cake. Remove collar from cake pan and transfer the cake to the fridge for 1 hour to cool.

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