Northern Hills Xmas 2014 December Xmas Issue 2014 | Page 23

WARM CHOCOLATE COLA CAKE – DENSE WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE TOPPED WITH FRESH BERRIES A rich warm Chocolate cake topped with a decadent Chocolate and Cola icing - Serves 12 CAKE Unsalted Butter 1 cup Cocoa Powder 1/3 cup Cola Soft Drink 1 cup All Purpose Flour 2 cups (gluten-free flour can also be used) White Sugar 1 & 1/3 cups Baking Powder 1 teaspoon Large Eggs 2 Buttermilk 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate 50g (broken up) Vanilla Essence 2 teaspoons ICING Unsalted Butter 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder 1/4 cup Cola Soft Drink 1/3 cup Icing Sugar 3 cups Vanilla Essence 1/2 teaspoon Pistachio Nuts 1/2 cup (shelled and chopped roughly) Fresh Raspberries and Strawberries to decorate PHOTOGRAPHS WILLIE FOURIE RECIPES CLINTON MORGENROOD CAKE • Preheat oven to 180°C • Combine the Butter, Chocolate, Cocoa Powder and Cola in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the Butter and Chocolate is melted. Remove from heat. • Sift the Flour, Sugar and Baking Powder together in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the melted Butter mixture. Add the eggs and stir until the mixture is well blended. Stir in the Buttermilk and Vanilla Essence. • Pour the batter into a well-greased round baking pan (20x15cm). Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a baking prick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven. • Prepare the icing during the last 10 minutes of baking, so that it is ready to spoon onto the warm cake. ICING • Combine the Butter, Cocoa Powder and Cola in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the Butter melts. • Remove from heat, stir in Icing sugar, Vanilla Essence and Pistachio Nuts. • Spoon immediately over the warm cake. • Decorate with Berries and sprinkles of the Pistachio nuts and serve warm.