Name: Irish Chocolate Coffee Cake
Yield: Makes 1 × 20 cm (8 in) cake
Ingredients: 50 g (2 oz) ground almonds; A pinch of salt; 50 g (2 oz) plain flour, sifted; A few drops of almond essence; 75 g (3 oz) caster sugar; 2–4 tablespoons Irish whiskey; 3 eggs, separated; 100 g (4 oz) unsalted butter at room temperature; 2 tablespoons whiskey or strong coffee; 100 g (4 oz) good quality plain chocolate; 100 g (4 oz) unsalted butter; 175 g (6 oz) good quality plain chocolate; 4–6 tablespoons strong black coffee

Preparation info

Makes
1 × 20 cm
cake

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

More Rhodes Around Britain

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1995

About

This recipe was given to me by a close friend, Gabrielle, who produces Rhodes Around Britain. We often have different ideas about cooking and filming, but one thing is for sure, we both want the same results, and with this dish she won. It eats and keeps beautifully, especially when flavoured with good Irish whiskey!

Ingredients

175 g (6 oz) good quality plain chocolate
4–6 tablespoons strong black coffee</

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Butter and flour a 20 cm (8 in) cake dish.

Melt the chocolate, coffee and whiskey in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, then cool to room temperature. Reserve a tablespoon of sugar, then cream together the remaining sugar with the butt

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