Party cake

Name: Party cake
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 200g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 3 rounded tablespoons quality cocoa powder; 200g caster sugar, plus extra; 3 large eggs; 200g self-raising flour, sifted; 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder; 1 handful of flaked almonds; 200ml double cream; optional: sherry; 1 large handful of raspberries; 1 large handful of strawberries; CHOCOLATE TOPPING; 100g unsalted butter; 100g quality dark chocolate (70%); 100g icing sugar; 3 tablespoons milk

Not Too Tricky

serves 14

About the recipe

The Return of the Naked Chef, p254

nutrition per serving

Calories

22%

Fat

43%

Saturates

90%

Sugars

31%

Salt

Protein

Carbs

15%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

The Return of the Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

200g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

3 rounded tablespoons quality cocoa powder

200g caster sugar, plus extra

3 large eggs

200g self-raising flour, sifted

1 heaped teaspoon baking powder

1 handful of flaked almonds

200ml double cream

optional: sherry

1 large handful of raspberries

1 large handful of strawberries

CHOCOLATE TOPPING

100g unsalted butter

100g quality dark chocolate (70%)

100g icing sugar

3 tablespoons milk

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 254 of The Return of the Naked Chef.

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The Return of the Naked Chef Cake Chocolate Dinner Party

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