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Tara's Tasty Treats

Be My Baby Chocolate Cake

a chocolate cake perfect for valentine's day celebrations.

Ingredients

  • 100 g butter, softened
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 150 g self-raising flour
  • 40 g cocoa powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 50 ml milk
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp chicory essence
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Toppings

  • 200 g dark chocolate (melted)
  • 100 g white chocolate (melted)
  • strawberries (cut into little heart shapes)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / 350°F. Grease and line a cake tin.

  2. 2

    Cream the butter and sugar together until pale, light, and fluffy.

  3. 3

    Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract and chicory essence.

  4. 4

    Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Gently fold into the wet mixture.

  5. 5

    Gradually add the milk until you have a smooth, glossy batter.

  6. 6

    Pour into the tin and bake for 25–30 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. Cool completely.

  7. 7

    To Decorate: Spread the melted dark chocolate generously over the cooled cake.

  8. 8

    Drizzle over the white chocolate, then use a skewer to feather it into the dark chocolate for that dreamy marbled effect.

  9. 9

    Finish with strawberry hearts on top.