Chocolate cake with toffee sauce

Chocolate Cake Recipes Hot chocolate cake with toffee sauce recipe

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Date Published:
25/09/2007

This wonderful chocolate cake recipe has the added perk of a rich toffee sauce drizzled over it.

Makes 9 squares
Takes 25 minutes to make and 40 minutes to bake, plus cooling

Ingredients

  • 100g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 100g ground almonds
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 100g plain chocolate, melted
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 220g jar chocolate toffee sauce (we love Merchant Gourmet's Dulce de Leche Chocolate Toffee, from major supermarkets)

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
471kcals
23.7g fat (10.1g saturated)
9.7g protein
57.8g carbs
39.4g sugar
0.5g salt

Method: How to make chocolate cake with toffee sauce

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Grease a square 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line the base with baking paper.

2. Cream the butter and sugar until very light. Beat the egg yolks and add to the mixture, a little at a time, beating well. Fold in the ground almonds, milk and melted chocolate.

3. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Using a large metal spoon, carefully fold a third into the chocolate mixture. Once well mixed, fold in the rest, then fold in the flour. Spoon into the prepared tin, level the surface and bake for 35 minutes.

4. Prick the top of the cake all over with a skewer and spoon over the chocolate toffee sauce. Gently spread over the top and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then slide or lift out. Cut into squares and serve hot or warm with crème fraiche.

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  1. what sort of cake ia this meaning what country is it from eg. an italian cake. plzz reply as soon as possible as i need this information for my food tec h/w because i want to make this tasty chocolate cake for my cooking lessons in school thank you.
    Posted by sweetest gal on 11/09/2009 20:42:31
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  2. mmmmm i wish i could eat that :P but im not very good at followin recipies. I need someone to actually make it in front of me if ya get wat i mean..!!! :D :P ;)
    Posted by sobia on 07/09/2009 19:22:57
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  3. I have mine in the oven now, its smells and looks lovely. Cant wait to eat it.
    Posted by Aoife on 29/08/2009 17:06:48
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  4. I hope to try and make this cake and to taste it
    Posted by maureen on 17/07/2009 19:57:05
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  5. tasty
    Posted by sara on 14/07/2009 02:02:42
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  6. where do you get the toffee sauce from ?
    Posted by sophie on 05/06/2009 07:49:58
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  7. yummy yummy i got love in my tummy and i feel like eating you yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh YUMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Abi,Alice,roxyyyyyy
    Posted by Aar on 04/06/2009 10:35:52
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  8. i love this recipe eccpellaily cause of the texture and the taste its yumm
    Posted by lauren on 08/04/2009 16:40:23
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  9. Hello again, I commented on this delicious cake before, however, the cake in the picture seems to have a thicker topping which is set and looks like icing sugar has been used as it is much thicker than the Merchant Gourmet Choc Toffee sauce which says is used. I have made the cake again and the sauce is runny to begin with, after pricking all over as suggested and putting back in the oven for 5 mins there is no way that it looks like the topping in the picture even when it's cold. May I suggest that you make the cake and see for yourself. I would like to hear from anyone else about this matter. Regards, Leone.
    Posted by Leone Evrenos on 28/02/2009 15:42:04
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  10. this is a really good recerpy!!!!!!!!!!!
    Posted by robert on 04/02/2009 17:50:30
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  11. That cake looks absolutely fabulous i hope to make it some time in the future.
    Posted by David on 31/01/2009 16:22:25
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  12. I made this cake last night,it turned out beautifully! My husband loves it with vanilla ice cream, I love it served warm. Highly recommended! a chocolate lovers dream! Leone.
    Posted by Leone Evrenos on 19/01/2009 19:08:06
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  13. This cake looks delicious! I have a 20cm loose bottomed round cake tin, however the photo shows a square or oblong shaped cake which can be cut into squares. I have not seen these shaped tins with a loose bottom. So what tin was used in the photo? Thanks, Leone.
    Posted by Leone Evrenos on 15/01/2009 15:12:50
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  14. I do love coming on to the come dine with me website but sometimes when i want to get a recipe or just browse it says that it can not be found.Come on come dine with me please find your recipies
    Posted by CookQueen on 02/01/2009 18:45:34
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  15. This recipe really does work, is easy to make and tastes delicious. I'd give it 10/10. Highly recommend it.
    Posted by 7 on 29/12/2008 14:41:40
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  16. i love your respies they r soooooooooo cool tastry lili
    Posted by lili on 04/12/2008 16:56:18
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