Belgo-Grampian Chocolate Cake with Lemon Sauce
Description
A deliciously rich cake for special occasions.Ingredients
At a glance
Difficulty
Moderate
Course
Desserts
Serves
8
The pastry:
The sauce:
- 300g dark bitter chocolate
- 300g butter (soft)
- 200g sugar
- 100g plain flour
- 6 eggs
The sauce:
- Rind of 1 lemon and juice of 3
- 80g butter
- 100g sugar
- 3 eggs
Methods/steps
The pastry:
Preheat the oven on 180°C (th.6).
Melt chocolate in small pieces in a bain-marie. Remove from heat. Add the soft butter.
Beat eggs with sugar till mixture gets pale. Add the chocolate and then the sifted flour.
Pour in a round buttered cake pan and bake around 30 minutes (check time).
The sauce:
Beat eggs with sugar and lemon rind.
Put over a slow heat till thickening.
Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and butter in small pieces. Let cool down.
Divide the cake in 2 parts. Pour the sauce on the lower part and put the top back.
Reviews
Additional Tips
You can serve this cake without the sauce or replace it by jam or jelly (strawberry, cherry, raspberry, apricot...).
But 'The lemon sauce gives this chocolate cake a unique twist.' (anax)
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