Chocolate Paste
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70gm sugar
80gm cocoa powder
1 tsp instant coffee
1 cup hot water
Ingredients
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30gm dark chocolate - melted
1/2 cup buttermilk (1/2 cup fresh milk + 1/2 tbsp vinegar)
250gm cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
250gm butter
300gm castor sugar
6 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
Methods
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Heat oven at 150C.
Melt chocolate on double boiler and leave to cool.
Mix hot water, sugar, instant coffee and cocoa powder, stir and put aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar till fluffy then add eggs one at a time then add vanilla essence and beat till it light and creamy.
Mix chocolate paste and buttermilk together.
Then using a spatula, add gradually dry ingredients and chocolate paste, stir then add in melted dark chocolate.
Pour in a lined pan and bake for 45 - 50 minutes (depending on your oven) till its baked.
