31
Oil
135ml, plus a little for greasing
Milk 135ml
Soft light brown sugar
135g
Black treacle
2 teaspoons
Eggs, medium
2
Self raising flour
170g, 1
1
/
3
cups
Baking powder
¼ teaspoon
Cocoa powder
70g
Ground almonds
45g
Ingredients
Quantity
Programme 10 – CAKE
1. Lightly grease the bread pan with a little oil. Add the rest of the oil, milk, sugar, treacle
and eggs.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa and add them to the bread pan.
Sprinkle the almonds on top of the mixture.
3. Close the lid, press the menu button and select Programme 10 – CAKE, press the crust
button to select a light crust. Press the on/ off button to start.
4. For the filling, cream the softened butter. Gradually beat in the icing sugar and add the
chocolate. Mix together well.
5. At the end of the programme, lift out the bread pan with oven gloves and turn the
cake out onto a cooling rack. Leave the cake to cool completely. If you prefer your cake
cooked further, select the Programme 12 – BAKE and cook for a further 10-12 minutes.
6. Cut the cake in half and spread half of the filling in the middle, sandwich the cake
together and spread the rest of the filling on top. Top with the walnut halves.
CHOCOLATE AND ALMOND CAKE
Butter, softened
75g
Icing sugar, sifted
175g
Plain chocolate, melted
40g
Walnuts, halved
3
Ingredients Quantity
CHOCOLATE BUTTER CREAM FILLING