A Sisterly Request

Do you like chocolate? Or should I rephrase that sentence to be 'Do you like cocholate cake with chocolate icing?" You do? Then, you should try this recipe. The cake is moist and not too sweet and the icing compliments the texture of the cake. I have not baked this cake for a very, very long time until my sister who paid me a visit last week mentioned her craving for this cake. The recipe is taken from the back of Tately's sugar packet that I usually bought when I was in the Queen's Land- many years ago. The recipe for the cake is as original as it is but I have ammended the recipe for the icing(Norzailina Nordin's Ganache Recipe). Since I found it to be very satisfying to see how my sister really enjoyed her piece so I guess, you should try baking it!

CHOCOLATE CAKE

To enjoy this cake, you need:
175g unsalted butter
275g caster sugar
225g self-raising flour
175g low-fat natural yoghurt
3 eggs
50g cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp vanilla essence

For the icing:
250g cooking chocolate
250ml whipping cream
25g butter
25g honey

Method:

• Preheat the oven at 175C.
• Sift the flour with baking powder and cocoa powder and keep aside.
• In the mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Next, add in the eggs gradually.
• Then, put in the vanilla essence and yoghurt and mix gently.
• Fold in the flour gradually and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into a greased and lined baking tin and bake for 50mins-1 hour or until a cake tester inserted into the cake comes out clean. Let to cool on a wire rack.
• For the icing, put all ingredients into a heatproof bowl over a pot of water(double boiler method) over medium fire. Stir till melted and well-blended. Remove and let to cool in the fridge for one our before pouring over the cake.
• Cut your cake and enjoy!