Lisa Jardine's chocolate cake recipe
I think this is a first. A recipe for chocolate cake with shiny chocolate icing from the learned presenter of Radio 4's A Point of View. We asked Lisa to write this out for us and she did so between appearances on various news programmes at TV Centre. Here's the hand-written version and here's a PDF. I think I can only say: 'enjoy.'
Steve Bowbrick is editor of the Radio 4 blog
- Listen to A Point of View on Radio 4 tonight at 2050 or on Sunday morning at 0850.
- Download the recipe as a PDF.
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At 09:19 26th Sep 2010, adrianrp23 wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 2.
At 09:35 26th Sep 2010, Wordsmith wrote:And the photos? What is that frilly icing with the strawbies in the middle? And the other one? Full instructions, please!
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At 09:55 26th Sep 2010, Steve Bowbrick wrote:I wish I could oblige, yawninggal01! Try baking this recipe and come back and tell us how it goes!
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Comment number 4.
At 12:56 26th Sep 2010, elcej wrote:What is the point of "A point of view".
It was excellent back in the days of Clive James.
but now.... Why do we have to listen to Lisa Jardine telling us how marvellous she is.
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At 19:34 26th Sep 2010, newlach wrote:I got up and went to my cookie jar three times during this programme! That cake, triple-layered chocolate with a shiny chocolate covering, would contribute to my well-being.
In the first part of the letter Lisa Jardine referred to research that appeared to show that the feeling we experience in the brain when we get something at a bargain price is similar to what we experience during hanky-panky - what about chocolate!!!
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At 23:42 28th Sep 2010, MacMaddy wrote:Thank you. I so enjoyed this podcast and it took me back to similar experiences with my own mother's baking and frugality.
Obviously I wasn't paying quite enough attention to the last 30 seconds of the broadcast because I could have sworn you were going to give us the recipe with the gallon of Maple Syrup - or maybe just half a teaspoon.
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At 21:46 2nd Oct 2010, MCGEARDOC wrote:You had mentioned in the broadcast a paper from the University of Westminster on thrift - would you be able to post the reference?
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Comment number 8.
At 15:34 23rd Nov 2010, jm wrote:Although it makes my mouth water, I'm on a weight control diet. Anyway, somebody try it and share with us please!
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