Jamie Oliver Simple Chocolate Cake

Paul Lynch
Cakes

Sponge:

  • 200g caster sugar
  • 200g soft butter
  • 200g SR flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 handful flaked almonds
  • 3 tbs cocoa/3 tbs hot/boiling water

Chocolate glaze:

  • 100g chocolate
  • 100g butter
  • 50g icing sugar
  • 3 tbs milk or double cream

Filling:

  • 200ml double cream
  • raspberries

Cream the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, flour and baking powder, and almonds. Mix the cocoa and water, then add to the batter. Put into 2 tins and bake for 25-27 minutes at 200C (20 mins is just barely too short).

Melt the chocolate, butter and sugar with the milk over a bain marie.

Whip the cream to soft peaks.

Sandwich the two layers with the cream and some raspberries. Pour over the chocolate sauce.

Variations: coffee, almonds (given above), liquor, etc.