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Cake ‘n’ Cookie Friday goes choc mad

Written on August 3, 2009 at 12:07 pm, by Gary Maddock-Greene

We all love Cake and Cookie Friday in Ebuyer. The sight of another brave baker walking down the office, Tupperware in hand, proudly waiting to unveil their latest wares to the team, most weeks we have to physically restrain ourselves from having elevenses at 9am. This week was no different!

Nicola’s Ebony and Ivory chocolate cake caused quite a stir in the office this morning. In fact, such was the impact, the entire Ebuyer Marketing team was inspired to pen a song about ebony and ivory and how the two should live in perfect harmony but we soon realised Sir Paul had beaten us to it by a good 27 years pipped at the post!

Here’s how she did it!

Doctor, Doctor .... it's death by chocolate

Ebony and Ivory Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

8 ounces of each of the following:
Margarine
Sugar
Eggs
Self Raising Flour

Method:

1. Cream the margarine and sugar together until pale and fluffy
2. Beat eggs together separately then add to sugar and margarine slowly, beat well
3. Sieve flour then add gradually to sugar margarine and egg mix
4. To make into chocolate cake; add the following to the above mix: 1 dessert spoon of Cocoa blended with a little hot water, mix well then add to the cake mix
5. Add chopped up chocolate or broken flake to the cake mixtures
6. Bake cakes in middle of oven at Gas 6 for about 50 mins, cake should spring back when pressed on top or insert skewer into centre if it comes out clean then cake is cooked.
7. Allow to cool well before assembling the cakes together using:
4 ounces of Margarine
8 ounces of Icing Sugar
8. Cream margarine until pale and soft add icing sugar and beat together carefully until creamy.
9. Use either as it is or add chocolate, spread onto one cake and place the other cake on top, this can also be used for the topping, spread and sprinkle with chocolate.

Decorating the Top

1. Place about 12 squares of Cooking Chocolate plain or milk into a microwave bowl cook on full power for 1 minute then stir cook on full power for 30 seconds then stir until all has dissolved.
2. Pour gently onto top of cake a little at a time, using a knife, run the chocolate all over the cake, keep adding the chocolate as much as you like, don’t be too worried if it runs off the sides, scatter with chopped chocolate or broken flake chocolate chips etc

When using chocolate for the cake covering it is best to use a sharp knife dipped in very hot water to cut through the chocolate, this helps to prevent the chocolate cracking and breaking.

Now that is a recipe bake fans death by chocolate? This is pure annihilation and Willy Wonka is behind the bomb, ENJOY