Sunbeam Beatermix JM3250 Instruction Booklet page 13

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Chocolate Almond Cake
Serves: 10-12
Cooking: 55 minutes
250g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
250g butter, chopped
¹⁄ ³ cup strong espresso coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup caster sugar
3 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
½ cup almond meal
Chocolate ganache
150g good quality dark chocolate, chopped
¹⁄ ³ cup cream
1. P reheat oven to moderately slow
(160°C/140°C fan-forced). Grease and
line the base of a 22cm round spring-form
cake pan.
2. P lace chocolate, butter, coffee and vanilla
in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until
smooth. Remove from heat and set aside
for 5 minutes to cool.
3. P lace sugar and eggs in a large bowl.
Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2
until combined. Increase speed to 4 and
beat until mixture is pale and creamy.
Add chocolate mixture and beat until
well combined.
4. A dd sifted flour and cocoa with almond
meal to mixture and beat until combined.
5. P our mixture into pan. Bake for about 55
minutes or until a skewer inserted in the
centre comes out moist. Stand cake for 5
minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
Chocolate Ganache
Combine chocolate and cream in a small
saucepan. Stir over low heat until smooth.
Remove from heat. Set aside to cool.
Apple Tart Cake
Serves: 8 - 10
Cooking: 1 hour
125g butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 eggs
1 ½ cups self-raising flour
2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and
thinly sliced
2 teaspoons cinnamon sugar
Dollop cream, to serve
1. P reheat oven to moderately slow
(160°C/140°C fan-forced). Grease and line
the base of a 22cm round spring-form cake
pan with baking paper.
2. P lace butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl.
Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2 until
combined. Increase speed to 4 and beat
until light and creamy.
3. A dd eggs one at a time, beating well, after
each addition. Sift flour and fold through
mixture.
4. S poon mixture into pan. Arrange apples
slices overlapping around the cake and
sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
5. B ake for about 1 hour or until a skewer
inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Stand for 5 minutes then transfer onto a
wire rack to cool. Serve with cream
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