CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CAKE

Chocolate Peppermint Cake
200gm self raising flour
250gm butter
200gm castor sugar
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp van houten cocoa powder
50mls hot milk
1 tsp peppermint essence / Stevia peppermint
Few drops of green colouring

Honey Chocolate Fudge
150gm cooking chocolate- chopped
90gm fresh cream
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp honey
1) Double boil all the ingredients until chocolate melt. Whisk until smooth and glossy.
2) Pour the warm fudge on top the cake, chill in the fridge.

1/  Pre heat over to 180 deg c.
2/  Line an 8 in cake pan with grease proof paper.
3/  Sieve the self raising flour.
4/  Mix the cocoa powder with hot milk until well blend.

5/  Cream butter and flour to a smooth paste.
6/  In a separate bowl, beat sugar and eggs until spongy.
7/  Add the sponge mixture to the butter mixture in batches and cream until smooth.
8/  Divide the batter to 60% & 40%. Mix the cocoa mixture to the 60% cake batter. Add vanilla and mix well.

9/  Add the peppermint essence and green colouring to the 40% cake batter.
10/ Scoop 4 tbsp cocoa batter to the lined cake pan and top with 3 tbsp peppermint cake batter. Alternate 3 tbsp cocoa cake batter with 2 tbsp peppermint cake batter, repeat until cake batter finish. Tap the cake pan in between to remove air bubbles.
11/  Bake for 45 to 50 mins at 180 deg c.

12/  Cool the cake on wire rack. Decorate with sugar paste as desire or top with chocolate fudge.

Texture of the cake is soft and moist. One of the best chocolate peppermint cake I ever tested.

Have a nice week ahead, Cheers!
Amelia