Name: The chocoholic’s chocolate cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 155 min
Total time: 175 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 250 gram butter, chopped; 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules; 1 1/2 cup (375ml) water; 2 cup (440g) caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 100 gram dark eating chocolate, chopped coarsely; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cup (225g) self-raising flour; 1 cup (150g) plain flour; 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder; 180 gram white eating chocolate, melted; 2 x 45g packets maltesers; Chocolate ganache; 100 gram dark eating chocolate, chopped coarsely; 1/3 cup (80ml) cream

Ingredients

250 gram butter, chopped

1 tablespoon instant coffee granules

1 1/2 cup (375ml) water

2 cup (440g) caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

100 gram dark eating chocolate, chopped coarsely

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup (225g) self-raising flour

1 cup (150g) plain flour

1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder

180 gram white eating chocolate, melted

2 x 45g packets maltesers

Chocolate ganache

100 gram dark eating chocolate, chopped coarsely

1/3 cup (80ml) cream

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C (130°C fan-forced). Grease deep 19cm-square cake pan; line base and sides with baking paper.

2.Heat butter, coffee, the water, sugar, extract and dark chocolate in large saucepan, stirring until smooth. Transfer mixture to large bowl; cool 20 minutes. Stir in eggs and sifted dry ingredients, in two batches. Pour mixture into pan.

3.Bake cake about 1 hour 50 minutes. Stand cake in pan 15 minutes; turn, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

4.To make chocolate ganache; stir ingredients in small saucepan over low heat until smooth. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until spreadable.

5.Spread white chocolate into 15cm x 20cm rectangle onto baking paper; stand until just set. Using 3cm- and 5cm-star cutter, cut as many stars as possible from chocolate. Stand about 30 minutes or until firm.

6.Spread cake with ganache; decorate with stars and Maltesers.

Your reputation as a cake-maker will reach giddy heights when you show off this cake. The stars are incredibly simple to make and look really effective.
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