Name: Boiled chocolate raisin cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cup raisins; 2 cup water; 50 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 250 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cup caster sugar; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 cup plain flour; 1 cup self-raising flour; Chocolate glaze; 200 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 100 gram butter, chopped

Ingredients

2 cup raisins

2 cup water

50 gram dark chocolate, chopped

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

250 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature

1 1/2 cup caster sugar

4 eggs

1 1/2 cup plain flour

1 cup self-raising flour

Chocolate glaze

200 gram dark chocolate, chopped

100 gram butter, chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease a 24cm Bundt cake pan.

2.In a medium saucepan, combine raisins and water. Bring to the boil on high. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate, cinnamon, soda, vanilla and cloves. Set aside to cool.

3.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together, until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4.Sift flours together. Fold into creamed mixture with raisin mixture, until well combined. Spoon into pan. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5.Meanwhile, to make the chocolate glaze, combine chocolate and butter in a heat-resistant bowl. Stir over a saucepan of gently simmering water until smooth. Pour over cake 30 minutes before serving.

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