DELICIOUSLY RICH CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE Ingredients 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tsp coffee granules 2 tbsp hot water 15Og Yeo Valley Unsalted Butter, softened 15Og golden caster sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 15Og self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder For the icing: 1OOg plain chocolate 1 tsp coffee granules 5Og Yeo Valley Unsalted Butter 3 tbsp Yeo Valley Greek Style Natural Yeogurt 225g icing sugar SERVES PREP TIM: 8-E:12 (depending on size of slice) 1 hr 2O mins 1. G rease and line the bases of two 17.5cm deep sided Victoria sandwich tin s with greaseproof paper, then preheat the ove n to 18O�C / gas mark 4. 2. Mix the cocoa powder an d coffee with the hot water to form a paste, th en leave to cool. 3. Using a mixer, mix the bu tter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the eggs a little at a time, followed by the ch ocolate mixture. Fold in the sieved flour an d baking powder, divide between the tins and bake for approximately 25 mins until well-risen an d the centre of the cake springs back when touc hed. Leave to cool before turning out. continued overleaf DELICIOUSLY RICH CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE continued… 4. For the icing, melt the chocolat e with the coffee and butter in a bowl over a pan of simme ring water. Remove from the heat, allow to coo l a little, then mix in the Yeogurt and sieved icing sugar. Leave on one side to cool completely, stirring now and again. 5. Cut each cake in half horizonta lly and sandwich together with the chocolate icing. Use the rem aining icing to completely cover the top an d sides of the cake. Serve warm or cold. VISIT: yeovalley.co.uk/rec ipes SHARE: facebook.com/YeoValley TOP TIP: IF YOUR EN IS TOO HOT OR YOUR CAKE IS PLOV AC IN THE OVEN, THE CAED TOO HIGH MORE LIKELY TO CR KE’S CRUST IS ACK. TO HAVE TOP TIP: IT’S BETTTER THAN TOO R ICING TOO THICK RA NHEYOU ALWAYS THIN, BECAUSE THEOF THINNING IT HAVE THE OPTION LIQUID. DOWN WITH MORE TOP TIP: USI MIXTURE FRONMG COLD EGGS WILL STOP YOUR TO BRING EGGS EMULSIFYING PROPERLY. THE FRIDGE U THAT ARE STRAIGHT FRO YOU CAN PLACEPTTO ROOM TEMPERATURE,M WATER FOR TE HEM IN LUKEWARM N MINUTES.
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