Name: Kitchen tea chocolate slab
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Ganache; 250 gram milk chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup cream; 125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 3/4 cup self-raising flour; 2/3 cup cocoa powder; 3/4 cup water; flowers to serve

Kitchen tea chocolate slab

Serves 20

Prep

20M

Cook

40M

Total

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Ingredients

Ganache

250 gram milk chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup cream

125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature

1 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup self-raising flour

2/3 cup cocoa powder

3/4 cup water

flowers to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate 180°C. Lightly grease and line a deep 20 x 30cm slice pan.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.

3.Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold sifted flour and cocoa through alternately with water.

4.Pour mixture into pan. Bake 35-40 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5.To make ganache, place chocolate and cream in a small saucepan. Stir on low until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Transfer to a bowl and chill, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes, until spreadable. Spread over cake.

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