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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal504
  • fat32g
  • saturates16g
  • carbs48g
  • sugars33g
  • fibre2g
  • protein8g
  • salt0.64g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line a 2lb/900g loaf tin with a long strip of baking parchment. To make the loaf cake batter, beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, flour, almonds, baking powder, milk and cocoa until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips, then scrape into the tin. Bake for 45-50 mins until golden, risen and a skewer poked in the centre comes out clean.

  • step 2

    Cool in the tin, then lift out onto a wire rack over some kitchen paper. Melt the extra chocolate chunks separately in pans over barely simmering water, or in bowls in the microwave, then use a spoon to drizzle each in turn over the cake. Leave to set before slicing.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010

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kathleen_cassidy83494

question

An you add raisins or other fruit to the mix?

Pixxynixxy

Amazing! I read the comments & used chocolate orange chunks which gave it a bit of an edge…But def needs an hour at 160c in a fan oven to bake through.

kathleen_cassidy83494

I added orange zest to mine. Lovely!

cjnpqnkpy203061

I have to say, AMAZING TASTE! But I agree with other people. The recipe should say 15 minutes more as it took me extra 15 minutes for baking. Other than that, it was a delectable cake!

rob.summers

How much baking powder? 50g choc for the cake how much for the drizzle? Made it anyway used semi skimmed milk, we'll see how it turns out.

rob.summers

question

Can I use semi-skimmed milk?

schadylady

I use skimmed milk and the cake has been a success every time I have made it.

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