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Chocolate buttermilk cake

Who can resist a chocolate cake? This one is easy to make and is rich and delicious, especially when combined with a chocolate ganache binding.

You will need…

• 165g (6oz) soft butter

• 300g (10¹⁄₂oz) caster sugar

• 2 tsp (10ml) vanilla extract

• 3 eggs, beaten

• 200g (7oz) plain flour

• 65g (2¹⁄₂oz) self-raising flour

• 70g (¹⁄₂oz) cocoa powder

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 250ml (9fl oz) buttermilk

1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 or 160°C for an electric fan-assisted oven.

2 Grease and line a 20cm (8in) round cake tin (or use a disposable loaf tin).

3 Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla extract together in an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs gradually, incorporating them well after each addition.

4 Combine all the dry ingredients and then fold them into the mixture, alternating with the buttermilk.

5 Spoon the cake mix evenly into your tin and bake in the oven for an hour, checking that a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the deepest part of the cake. Leave to cool for five minutes before turning out of the tin.

When cool, try brushing your chocolate buttermilk cake with sugar syrup to add flavour and give a soft and tender crumb.

devil’s cake

This cake can be made in no time at all from our special pre-mixed pack — just add oil and water, mix and it’s ready to bake. Vanilla sponge is also available as a pre-mixed pack. See Suppliers for details of obtaining packs or order online at: www.cakes4funshop.co.uk