Chocolate Inspiration

Looking through the pictures in Trish Deseine's Chocolate book never fails to inspire me towards a chocolatey direction! If money were not a concern, I would have enrolled in Chocolate School or Culinary School! Oh that would be so much fun! Especially the baking and the chocolate making techniques...mmmm heaven!

Here is one of Trish Deseine's simple but delicious chocolate creations that's also the cover of that Chocolate book!

My Favourite Chocolate Cake

The most amazingly easy yet impressive and delicious chocolate cake you've ever made, honest. All that you need is an oven, a mixing bowl and a wooden spoon.

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Baking time: 22 minutes

Serves: 6-8 people

Watch How To Video

Equipment: 

• saucepan
• wooden spoon
• small bowl
• 20cm cake tin

Ingredients: 

• 225g of good dark chocolate
• 225g butter
• 5 eggs
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 225g sugar

Directions: 

Preheat the over to 190C. Melt the butter and the chocolate in the microwave or bain marie.
Add the sugar, mixing well and let cool a little.
One by one, add the eggs, mixing well with a wooden spoon between each addition. Add the flour, mixing well until the mixture is smooth.
Pour the batter into the baking pan, bake for 22 minutes, the cake will tremble a little in the center.
Remove from oven, let cool on a rack.