finally some food!

It has been a while since I posted some food - and that's not to say that I haven't been cooking because I most definitely have! I forgot to photograph a whole lot of it though, since I have been so lazy with my postings as of late. I was looking through my photos and thought I would share a recipe for the easiest and most delicious moist chocolate almond cake that you make in the food processor! The original recipe is from the Peter McInnes website (although my version is adapted, but the website has a whole stack of delicious recipes designed for KitchenAid appliances of which I have a growing collection. I love them all, they are brilliant and mix, chop, blend, knead and do pretty much anything else that you want them to in the most efficient way! This recipe uses the food processor, and turns out a delicious, moist, mouthwatering cake that rises exceptionally well, is firm enough for fondant icing, and will leave everyone begging for the recipe!


Read on for the recipe, but i had best be off, much to do now that I'm a Mum!

much love,
frankie.pleure

Chocolate and Almond Swirl Cake




Ingredients:
125g butter
1 3/4 cups caster sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla paste
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
3/4 cup almond meal
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup milk

Chocolate icing ingredients:
125g butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups pure icing sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 180C and line a 22cm cake tin with baking paper.
Place butter and caster sugar in your food processor and process for two minutes.

Add in the brown sugar and process until well combined.

Add in eggs, vanilla paste, self-raising flour, almond meal and milk.

Process until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.

Pour half of the mix into the prepared cake tin.

Add cocoa powder to remaining mixture in the food processor bowl and pulse until combined.

Pour mixture into cake tin on top of the other cake mixture and swirl with a knife until you can see white mixture marbled through the chocolate but be careful to not over mix.

Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through when tested with a skewer. Set cake aside to cool.

To make the icing, place all ingredients in the food processor and combine.

Split the cake in half and fill with icing.
Sandwich the two halves together and spread icing all over cake.

Decorate as you wish, or leave plain and enjoy with a cup of tea!