My Favourite Chocolatey Chocolate Cake
This is an intensely chocolaty chocolate cake recipe that is best served with whipped cream and berries.
As I write this up my leg muscles are screaming, I have a hot water bottle on my back and I can barely move. All in the name of burning of those calories. Yeap, I have been at the exercise DVD’s again folks. And I did all 35 mins of it without a break. Go Bintu, go Bintu.
So how did I reward myself for being such a good, good girl? I made chocolate cake.
OKAY. Pick your jaws of the floor and don’t shake those heads at me now. The cake was for a birthday party and I only had one tinee weenie slice. I really was good.
Camilla’s chocolate cake (named after the cousin who handed down this recipe) has been in the family recipe book for over 20 years. I have no idea where she got it from originally but we all seriously thank her. It is my go to chocolate cake recipe. And lucky me the birthday cake that OH regularly makes for me.
Word of delicious warning – this is intensely (gooooooood) chocolaty so the whipped cream is better for this than the butter cream icing. The raspberries – well they takes things to a whole other level.
(If you like this chocolate cake recipe, I think you should also check out Hershey Sundae Pie from My Heavenly Recipes. You could have chocolate cake and chocolate pie all in the same day… mmmm.)
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Camilla's Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 6 eggs separated into yolk and egg whites
- 225 g 8 oz dark chocolate
- 175 g 6oz butter melted and cooled
- 225 g 8oz caster sugar
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- Double cream whipped cream and raspberries for topping.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to fan assisted 160C / 180C / 350F / gas 4.
- Lightly grease two 20cm cake tins and line the bottom of the tins with greased baking paper.
- Lightly beat the egg yolks and set aside. Teat the egg whites until they are nice and stiff and also set aside.
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of water, then remove from the heat and mix in the butter, sugar and flour. Then quickly mix in the egg yolks.
- Slowly fold in the egg whites (approx 3 tbsp at a time) until all gone.
- Split the mixture evenly into the cake tins and bake for 35 mins.
- Remove the cake from the oven. It may seem a bit uncooked when it is first taken out of the oven but it firms up when cool. Let it cool in the tins for about 20 mins before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Prepare the cake by spreading some whipped cream on the top of one of the cakes, then add on the raspberries, then sandwich it with the second cake. Spread some more whipped cream on top and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
I will definitely be making this one weekend soon x
I adore chocolate and I am probably a chocoholic, it certainly is a pick me up for me, medicinal I think! This cake looks wonderful, I will definitely be giving this a go, yet another great recipe, ty!
I will never tire of eating Chocolate Cake, and that is one good looking cake 🙂
Angela
You had me a chocolate, oh my, just wonderful:-)
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My mouth is watering now, I personally think whipped cream and fruit makes the best possible filling for a chocolate cake.
Like that we both agree.
Great looking cake Bintu, I’m impressed you only had a tiny bit. There definitely has to be a reward for the workout DVDs. I’ve joined Boot Camp, the hot water bottle is getting a LOT of use! GG
Boot camp? wow you have more stamina than me.
What a lovely chocolate cake! I love layered whipped-cream filled chocolate cakes, they’re always a hit at parties:)
Yeap the cream just works really well with cakes. Sometimes that is my fav bit.
Wow, great job on your workout, Bintu! And an incredibly delicious reward for yourself. I’ve been eating dark chocolate lately for health reasons (the good reasons). Not a lot, just a bite a day. It’s definitely an acquired taste for versus milk chocolate. I would most definitely like a bite of your cake! 🙂
A virtual bite coming your way Mike.
I think you deserve a piece of that stunning cake, who could ever resist it, especially with team & raspberries. Joy!
Yeap, cream and raspberries make it a joy.
Oh yes, that looks like one seriously good chocolate cake. And you are right, cream is a much better partner and raspberries … well!!!
Coming from you that is a compliment.
Well done on the exercise and the beautiful chocolate cake.
Hahaha – It was good incentive.
You are so good at making the dishes look awesomely tempting !! Yummy!
Its looks so professional and nicely presented
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That cake looks fabulous and absolutely the answer after a spell of exercise!
I think I will be using cake as an incentive.
The cake looks soooo good!
Oh my! Heavenly looking cake Bintu although I can’t believe you only had a tiny bit 😀 I would probably eat it all if I could 🙂
It was hard limiting myself Sylvia.
That looks delightful! I know those kinds of rewards after the gym!!!
Hahahaha. Its just the right incentive Sarah.
You really can’t go wrong with a good old chocolate cake can you? 🙂
Too right Alyssiarose. Too right.
Mouthwatering! I think I would add some raspberry jam to the cream in the centre though but that’s just my personal preference. I am sure it would be amazing without too.
The thing about this cake is that whatever works for you is all good. So by all means add in the raspberry jam.
Oh my goodness! This is literally what I need right now! It looks so great, and the presentation is fab as well! Thank you for sharing this recipe, I’m going to give it a go but I highly doubt it’d turn out as beautiful as this ahha x
Enjoy every mouthfull Isabella. :D.