
By nigella.com
Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
This is, for me, the quintessential chocolate cake: melting, luscious and mood-enhancingly good. A food technologist would explain this in terms of "mouthfeel" but I don't know quite how that makes me feel. I often describe this cake as a sort of idealised chocolate cake out of a packet, which doesn't sound so very inviting either. But what I mean by this, is that the cake looks and tastes perfect and has that melting, smooth lightness — immensely chocolately but far from rich. The fact that it is scarcely harder than making one out of cake-mix (only worlds better) is an added joy. The recipe itself is an evolved version of a couple of cakes I've done before, and although the amounts and ingredients are slightly fiddled with, the real change, and an improvement in terms of ease, is that it can be made, all in one, in the processor. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding.
Updated at: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:59:50 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
61
Moderate
Glycemic Load
61
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories775.4 kcal (39%)
Total Fat41.1 g (59%)
Carbs99.3 g (38%)
Sugars72.7 g (81%)
Protein7.3 g (15%)
Sodium146.6 mg (7%)
Fiber3.9 g (14%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
8 servings

200 gramsplain flour

200 gramscaster sugar

1 teaspoonbaking powder

½ teaspoonbicarbonate of soda

40 gramscocoa powder
best-quality

175 gramsunsalted butter
soft

2eggs
large

2 teaspoonsvanilla extract

150 millilitressour cream

75 gramsunsalted butter

175 gramsdark chocolate
best quality, broken into small pieces

300 gramsicing sugar

1 tablespoongolden syrup

125 millilitressour cream

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

sugar flowers
optional
Instructions
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