Ok, I know that this isn't exactly a meal, but it was my sister's birthday party and I also wanted some way in which to revise without dying of boredom (revision biscuits to come later...).
Gooey, rich chocolate cake
This will stay moist for several days and is amazingly chocolatey. Don't be put off by the long ingredients list - it's incredibly easy to make!
The decoration is up to you - I haven't included any ingredients for it. My cake was "Cowboys and Indians" themed, to tie in with the party.
Ingredients
85g Plain flour
85g Self-raising flour
200g Caster sugar
200g Brown sugar
200g Unsalted butter
100g Milk chocolate
100g Dark chocolate
75ml Cream / Buttermilk
25g Cocoa powder
3 eggs
1 tbs coffee granules, dissolved in 125ml water
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180C and grease (or line) a round tin - about 8" or 20cm diameter.
Break up the chocolate then melt together the chocolate and butter, then stir in the coffee.
Mix together the dry ingredients (sifting is desirable but not entirely necessary).
Beat together the eggs, cream / buttermilk and vanilla, then mix thoroughly into the dry ingredients.
Stir in the chocolate mixture; the final mix is very runny - this worried me, but apart from slight leakage on the part of the tin, it was fine. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
Put in the oven (
TIP: If there's any chance of your tin leaking, put a baking tray on the shelf beneath to prevent that burnt toast smell from haunting your oven) and cook for anywhere between 1h 15m and 1h 30m. The top should feel firm to touch.
Leave in the tin until just warm, then turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool.
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