Recipe

  Serves 8-10 people Ingredients 275g / 10oz/ 2 ½ cups self-raising wholemeal flour 50g / 2oz / ½ cup cocoa powder 45ml / 3 tbsp baking powder 225g / 8oz / 1 ¼ cups caster sugar few drops of vanilla essence 135ml /9 tbsp sunflower oil 350ml / 12.ft oz/ 1 ½ cups water sifted cocoa powder, for sprinkling 25g/ 1oz / ¼ cup chopped nuts, to decorate FOR THE CHOCOLATE FUDGE 50g / 2oz/ ¼ cup vegan (soya) margarine 45ml / 3 tbsp water 250g/9oz/ 2 cups icing sugar 30ml / 2 tbsp cocoa powder I 5-30ml /...

  Serves 6-12 people Ingredients 225g/ 8oz plain dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces 115g/ 4 oz /1/2 cup unsalted butter 150ml / ¼ pint / 2/3 cup milk 225g/ 8oz/ 1 ¼ cups light muscovado sugar 10ml / 2 tsp vanilla essence 2 eggs, separated 150ml /1/4 pint/ 2/3 cup soured cream 225g / 8oz/ 2 cups self-raising flour 5ml / 1 tsp baking powder FOR THE FILLING AND TOPPING 60ml/ 4 tbsp seedless raspberry jam 60ml / 4 tbsp brandy 400g/ 14oz plain dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces 200g/7oz/ scant 1 cup unsalted butter 1 quantity Chocolate...

  Serves 8 people Ingredients 50g / 2oz plain dark chocolate, broken into squares 200g /7oz marzipan, grated or chopped 200ml /7fl oz/ scant 1 cup milk 115g/ 4oz/ 1 cup self-raising flour 2 eggs, separated 75g / 3oz/ ½ cup light muscovado sugar FOR THE MOUSSE FILLING 11 5g / 4oz plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces 50g / 2oz / ¼ cup unsalted butter 2 eggs, separated 30ml / 2 tbsp Amaretto di Saronno liqueur FOR THE TOPPING 1 quantity Chocolate Ganache toasted flaked almonds, to decorate Procedure Preheat oven to 190 C/375 F/Gas 5. Grease a deep...

  Serves 8 people Ingredients 75g / 3oz plain dark chocolate, broken into squares 150ml/ ¼ pint/%3 cup milk 175g / 6oz / ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened 250g / 9oz / 1 1/3 cups light muscovado sugar 3 eggs 250g/9oz / 2 ¼ cups plain flour 10ml/ 2 tsp baking powder 75ml/ 5 tbsp single cream FOR THE FILLING AND TOPPING 60ml / 4 tbsp raspberry conserve 1 quantity Chocolate Ganache dark and white chocolate leaves Procedure Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Grease and base-line two 22 cm/8 ½ in sandwich cake tins. Melt the chocolate with the milk...

  Serves 6-8 people Ingredients 115g /4oz plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces 175g/ 6oz/3/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened 200g/7oz/ generous 1 cup light muscovado sugar 5ml/ 1 tsp vanilla essence 3 eggs, beaten 150ml / ¼ pint/2/3 cup Greek-style yogurt 150g / 5oz/1 ¼ cups self-raising flour icing sugar and chocolate curls, to decorate FOR THE FROSTING 115g /4 oz plain dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces 50g 2oz/ ¼ cup unsalted butter 350g/ 12oz/ 2 ¼ cups icing sugar 90m1/ 6 tbsp Greek-style yogurt Procedure Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease two 20 cm/8 in...