I am not one of those girls obsessed with chocolate for me it is a bit of a take it or leave it ingredient. The exception was while I was pregnant I craved both cake and chocolate. I partly put it down to giving up alcohol my body was craving something a bit naughty.
The perfect combination of chocolate and cake is a chocolate brownie. I have always used, Nigel Slaters recipe for Very Good Chocolate Brownies , sometimes adding beetroot & ginger , or raspberries. They are always excellent – dense and fudgey but they require a lot of sugar , butter and chocolate . This not only works out quick expensive it gives a hit so intense I am often left reeling.
I decided to experiment with my Sticky Toffee Date Cake to try combining the recipes , to make a rich tasting chocolate cake without all the butter and chocolate.
Fill the the cake tin and bake at 175degC for 35 minutes
Allow to cook and cut into pieces.
