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Jilly's Chocolate Cake 500g good couverture chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids 250g unsalted butter 10 free-range eggs, separated salt 250g caster sugar Pre-heat oven to 160 deg C. Melt chocolate and butter over a water bath. Wipe a bowl with a little lemon or vinegar, add egg whites and whip with a pinch of salt and a third of the ugar until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, whip the yolks with the rest of te sugar until the mixture peaks. Add yolk mixture to the chocolate, then carefully fold a third of the whites into this mixture, followed by the remaining whites. Pour into a 20cm springform cake tin, ind with baking paper and bake for one hour. Allow cake to settle by placing a damp cloth over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven - the steam becomes trapped stopping the crisp crust forming, giving the top a very smooth and soft texture. Serves 10-12. Enjoy! from Cathy What is a simple cake recipe that even I can't muck up? Ali

'Janes Chocolate cake' This makes a a large cafe style cake Put all the dry ingredients together 2C sugar, 1/2 C cocoa, 1 1/2 tsp baking soda, 2C flour, 1tsp baking powder, mix together, put melted butter 50g in a bowl with 2 beaten eggs, 1c milk and mix well then tip wet mixture into dry, and add 1c hot coffee and 1tsp vanilla essence. this makes the mixture quite runny so I let it stand for 5 mins while I grease the cake tin. Put cake into tin and cook at 180 c for an hour. This cake is very moist and rich but without being too sweet, enjoy! Elise

Who has the best Christmas cake recipe ? Leish

I just heard there are 36 shopping days till christmas-get to it team...Lesley is putting us to shame

Leish

 Ok, so I made the cake! It tasted yummy but it didn't rise very well, I always seem to have this prob!!!! It had a lovely hill in the middle. Does anyone have any hints for getting cakes even when they cook?

I have a great easy christmas cake recipe that I will hunt out and put on during the week. Linda

That would be great -am trying to be a domestic godess this xhristmas -ha ha we laugh and we laugh

leish

Special thanks to Ali for opening her home again for our lovely Christmas lunch. And Aven and Maddie for working so hard to have the food ready on time. A well-oiled team there I think! Diane

I am still watching you from afar- how very big brother! Leish