Name: Chocolate yoghurt cake
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 150 gram butter; 1 cup caster sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 cup natural yoghurt; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 3/4 cup flour; 1/2 cup cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 250 gram dark chocolate; 1/2 cup cream

Ingredients

150 gram butter

1 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

1 cup natural yoghurt

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

250 gram dark chocolate

1/2 cup cream

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 24cm spring-form cake pan. Place butter and sugars in a bowl and beat well until pale and creamy.

2.Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.Gently mix in yoghurt, vanilla essence and then sifted dry ingredients. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until cake tests cooked.

4.Allow cake to cook in pan for 5 minutes and then turn out onto a cake rack.

5.Place dark chocolate and cream in a small saucepan, then stir over a gentle heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

6.Cover cooled cake with the ganache.

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