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Chocolate and ale cake with muscovado malt cream
Tins, packets and jars
175g/6oz
plain flour
Cooking ingredients
50g/1¾oz
cocoa powder
275g/9¾oz soft dark
brown sugar
¼ tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
bicarbonate of soda
220g/8oz
icing sugar
50g/1¾oz muscovado sugar
pinch
salt
Biscuits, snacks and sweets
220g/8oz good-quality
dark chocolate
(minimum 70% cocoa solids)
Dairy, eggs and chilled
110g/4oz
butter
, softened
2 large free-range
eggs
100g/3½oz soft
butter
250ml/9fl oz
double cream
Other
200ml/7fl oz dark
ale
, plus 4 tbsp for the icing
50g/1¾oz malt extract
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