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Beat together the eggs, flour, caster sugar, butter and baking powder until smooth in a large mixing bowl.
Put the cocoa in separate mixing bowl, and add the water a little at a time to make a stiff paste. Add to the cake mixture.
Turn into the prepared tins, level the top and bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 mins, or until shrinking away from the sides of the tin and springy to the touch.
Leave to cool in the tin, then turn on to a wire rack to become completely cold before icing.
To make the icing: measure the cream and chocolate into a bowl and carefully melt over a pan of hot water over a low heat, or gently in the microwave for 1 min (600w microwave). Stir until melted, then set aside to cool a little and to thicken up.
To ice the cake: spread the apricot jam on the top of each cake. Spread half of the ganache icing on the top of the jam on one of the cakes, then lay the other cake on top, sandwiching them together.
Use the remaining ganache icing to ice the top of the cake in a swirl pattern. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
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Your comments
BrenP
I have made this cake only once and it turned out absolutely brilliant! Such a 'yummy cake' and not at all sickly. Kept so well for three days in the fridge and the Ganache didn't loose all it's shine. I will make this cake many times over - when I want to impress!
jay
i have made this cake for the last few months & love it, its so simple to make & no fuss, but i add chopped walnuts to the cake mix to add a twist !!
nelia-51@hotmail.com
Nelia-I made this cholate cake and it was delicious even my fussy son loves it.
Best chocolate cake I ever baked.
Lynn
Just made chocolate cake I try a new recipe every week and Mary berry is the best to follow x
Hazel H
I have made Mary Berrys 'Death by Chocolate' on numerous occasions, I first got the recipe book from the library and it is an amazing cake. I have made it and taken it when we visit friend down south and its gone down a storm!! Definately the best chocolate cake ever x
Neen
I had never made a chocolate cake before and decided to try this one for my daughters birthday cake and it was delish and very easy to make. However for the ganache I did mix in some milk chocolate as found with all dark chocolate it was too bitter. I never used the apricot jam either x
Sam
Made the cake today, Its brilliant - To make it extra chocolatey, I added a few mini chocolate chunks (smashed up) and mixed in a couple of drinking chocoalte chunks also.... Delicious!
Josephine Hutton
I can't wait to try this cake,I tried the victoria sandwich with perfect results.
Alice
Great best cake ever
lollygarve
I used mixed a cheap mixed fruit jam! its only an adhesive,the cake was great and so easy.
Michelle
I made this cake last weekend and was unsure about the apricot jam aspect....I believe it is quite common....to keep chocolate icing in place??? I probably used a little too much and am making again this weekend and will cut down the quantity of jam
tasleem
do you have to use apricot jam, can you just leave that oout?
Your comments
BrenP
I have made this cake only once and it turned out absolutely brilliant! Such a 'yummy cake' and not at all sickly. Kept so well for three days in the fridge and the Ganache didn't loose all it's shine. I will make this cake many times over - when I want to impress!
jay
i have made this cake for the last few months & love it, its so simple to make & no fuss, but i add chopped walnuts to the cake mix to add a twist !!
nelia-51@hotmail.com
Nelia-I made this cholate cake and it was delicious even my fussy son loves it. Best chocolate cake I ever baked.
Lynn
Just made chocolate cake I try a new recipe every week and Mary berry is the best to follow x
Hazel H
I have made Mary Berrys 'Death by Chocolate' on numerous occasions, I first got the recipe book from the library and it is an amazing cake. I have made it and taken it when we visit friend down south and its gone down a storm!! Definately the best chocolate cake ever x
Neen
I had never made a chocolate cake before and decided to try this one for my daughters birthday cake and it was delish and very easy to make. However for the ganache I did mix in some milk chocolate as found with all dark chocolate it was too bitter. I never used the apricot jam either x
Sam
Made the cake today, Its brilliant - To make it extra chocolatey, I added a few mini chocolate chunks (smashed up) and mixed in a couple of drinking chocoalte chunks also.... Delicious!
Josephine Hutton
I can't wait to try this cake,I tried the victoria sandwich with perfect results.
Alice
Great best cake ever
lollygarve
I used mixed a cheap mixed fruit jam! its only an adhesive,the cake was great and so easy.
Michelle
I made this cake last weekend and was unsure about the apricot jam aspect....I believe it is quite common....to keep chocolate icing in place??? I probably used a little too much and am making again this weekend and will cut down the quantity of jam
tasleem
do you have to use apricot jam, can you just leave that oout?