Name: Ultimate Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: Makes one 20 cm (8 in) cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 165 g (6 oz) butter, softened; 400 g (14 oz) icing (confectioners) sugar, sifted; 3 eggs, large; 330 g (11½ oz) light Muscovado sugar; 3 tbsp double (heavy) cream; 200 g (7 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 350 g (12 oz) dark (bittersweet) chocolate, roughly chopped; 60 g (2¼ oz) self-raising (-rising) flour; 1 tbsp golden (corn) syrup; 220 ml (8 fl oz) milk; Large milk chocolate stars; 50 g (1¾ oz) white chocolate chips; 200 g (7 oz) butter, softened; 50 g (1¾ oz) dark chocolate chips; 2 tbsp malt vinegar; 70 g (2½ oz) cocoa powder; 175 g (6 oz) white chocolate, melted; 275 ml (9½ fl oz) double (heavy) cream

Preparation info

Makes
one
20 cm cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

The Pink Whisk Guide to Cake Making

By Ruth Clemens

Published 2013

About

A showstopper for a grand occasion! If you need a go-to chocolate cake recipe then this is your one. It’s equally good with a chocolate icing for a teatime treat as it is dressed up to the nines here for special occasions.

Ingredients

Cake

220 ml (8 fl oz) milk
2 tbsp malt vinegar

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan)/180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line the base and sides of the cake tin.
Measure the milk into a jug and add the malt vinegar. Give it a quick stir and set to one side.