Chocolate passion cake
It's hard to resist a good passion cake with its light open texture - and the extra cocoa adds flavour. Use good cream cheese, not a low-fat one.
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Prep time: 30 mins
(including decorating time) -
Cooking time: 25 mins
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Total time: 55 mins
(plus cake cooling time) -
Makes: 1
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Mid-price
Ingredients
The cake will taste at its best if kept for a day before cutting. Store in an airtight container and eat within 5 days.
- 3 large free-range eggs
- 175g caster sugar
- 200ml sunflower oil
- 250g finely grated carrots (about 5 medium)
- 200g plain flour
- 3tbsp cocoa powder
- 1tbsp baking powder
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1tsp ground ginger
- 125g walnut pieces or chopped pecans
For the filling and topping:
- 100g unsalted butter, very soft
- 100g good-quality cream cheese
- ½tsp vanilla essence
- 300g icing sugar, sifted
- 5tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
- 2tbsp walnut pieces or chopped pecans to decorate
- 2 x 20.5cm sandwich tins, greased and base-lined
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F, gas mark 4).
- Put the eggs and sugar into the bowl of a food mixer and beat, with the whisk attachment, until very light and frothy. Gradually beat in the oil. Using a large metal spoon, stir in the carrots.
- Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger into the bowl and stir in. Once thoroughly combined mix in the nuts.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared tins, dividing it evenly. Bake in the heated oven for 25 mins or until firm to the touch. Turn out the sponges on to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the filling and topping: put the soft butter, cream cheese, vanilla, icing sugar and cocoa into the bowl of a food mixer and beat, on low speed, until very smooth and creamy. Use about half to sandwich the sponges, then spread the rest on top. Scatter over the nuts.
By: Linda Collister from the book 'Divine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes with a Heart'
Photo by: Lisa Barber
By Fairtrade chocolate
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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