Nigella Lawson.
2007-08-19 @ 16:32:41
hello everybody. At this moment I am looking for nigella's receipes for a chocolate cake.
I love her TV programme and her. I am going to bake chocolate cake from last programme. It must be delicious.
Now I find some recipe. I think that I copy it. :-)
for the sponge;
5oz of self raising flour
1oz of cocoa powder
6oz of margarine
6oz of castor sugar
3 eggs
a few teaspoons of vanilla extract
for the icing/ filling;
1 egg
4oz of plain chocolate
6oz of icing sugar
2oz of butter or margarine (it really doesn't matter)
for decoration;
icing sugar finely sifted to sprinkle
(i know it's wierd but it does work)
Turn oven to 180 degrees for a fan oven or around about gas mark 8. Wash hands and if you've long hair, tie your hair back. Grease and flour two 7 by 1 inch tins ( a handy tip is if the cakes keep sticking, cut baking parchment into the shape of the bottom of the tin and lay it on the greased and floured surface, then when you come to turning them out they slip out and you peel the parchment off the bottom of the cake, that's less washing for you!). Gather ingredients needed for the sponge.
Sieve the flour, cocoa and castor sugar together into a mixing bowl, add the butter, three eggs and vanilla extract and mix until the mixture looks smooth. Gently fold the mixture to release any trapped air. Pour the mixture equally into the baking tins and using oven gloves place into the oven. Check on it after 12 or 13 minutes by placing a knife in the centre of each one. If the knife comes out clean the cakes are ready if not leave them in for a couple of minutes. While the cake is cooking you can make the icing. Boil the kettle and find yourself a pot and a heat-proof bowl to stand in it. Pour the water in the pot so it just reaches the bowl and place the chocolate and butter into it. After the chocolate has melted add the egg and very quickly stir it in so it forms a rubbery texture. Add half the icing sugar into the bowl whilst stirring it, it may come up in small white lumps but don't worry that happens. After that's been stirred in take the bowl off the heat and stir in the rest of the icing sugar. If you want to give it extra thickness you can put it in the fridge but you don't have to. Once the cakes have cooled spread the icing on one of the cakes and stick the other one on top of it. Spread the remaining icing over the rest of the cake until every inch is covered. Dust with icing sugar and enjoy.
I think that I translate it to Polish. It will be easier for me when I will prepare it.
Some links to good recipes:
Chocolate cake
Chocolate biscuit cake
Chocolate Goddess cake
I love her TV programme and her. I am going to bake chocolate cake from last programme. It must be delicious.
Now I find some recipe. I think that I copy it. :-)
for the sponge;
5oz of self raising flour
1oz of cocoa powder
6oz of margarine
6oz of castor sugar
3 eggs
a few teaspoons of vanilla extract
for the icing/ filling;
1 egg
4oz of plain chocolate
6oz of icing sugar
2oz of butter or margarine (it really doesn't matter)
for decoration;
icing sugar finely sifted to sprinkle
(i know it's wierd but it does work)
Turn oven to 180 degrees for a fan oven or around about gas mark 8. Wash hands and if you've long hair, tie your hair back. Grease and flour two 7 by 1 inch tins ( a handy tip is if the cakes keep sticking, cut baking parchment into the shape of the bottom of the tin and lay it on the greased and floured surface, then when you come to turning them out they slip out and you peel the parchment off the bottom of the cake, that's less washing for you!). Gather ingredients needed for the sponge.
Sieve the flour, cocoa and castor sugar together into a mixing bowl, add the butter, three eggs and vanilla extract and mix until the mixture looks smooth. Gently fold the mixture to release any trapped air. Pour the mixture equally into the baking tins and using oven gloves place into the oven. Check on it after 12 or 13 minutes by placing a knife in the centre of each one. If the knife comes out clean the cakes are ready if not leave them in for a couple of minutes. While the cake is cooking you can make the icing. Boil the kettle and find yourself a pot and a heat-proof bowl to stand in it. Pour the water in the pot so it just reaches the bowl and place the chocolate and butter into it. After the chocolate has melted add the egg and very quickly stir it in so it forms a rubbery texture. Add half the icing sugar into the bowl whilst stirring it, it may come up in small white lumps but don't worry that happens. After that's been stirred in take the bowl off the heat and stir in the rest of the icing sugar. If you want to give it extra thickness you can put it in the fridge but you don't have to. Once the cakes have cooled spread the icing on one of the cakes and stick the other one on top of it. Spread the remaining icing over the rest of the cake until every inch is covered. Dust with icing sugar and enjoy.
I think that I translate it to Polish. It will be easier for me when I will prepare it.
Some links to good recipes:
Chocolate cake
Chocolate biscuit cake
Chocolate Goddess cake