Today I decided to attempt a chocolate chilli cake. I decided to follow Jamie Oliver’s instruction as his recipes are generally simple and quite effective. Here’s how it all went:
Making and baking
We were a bit unclear about what constitutes as ‘one-three chilli’s’ as no particular size was mentioned in the recipe. I went for two large ones (threeish centimeters) and this worked well. Will definitely be using this recipe again if just for the mixture alone – It was like chocolate mousse! I had to force myself to put it away in the oven.
Success ratings
Taste and texture: Really chocolatey and moist with just a slight chilli kick. Icing is really smooth and creamy, a good contrast to the spicy sponge. I love it, really different but not too outrageous.
Cost: £5ish by shopping tactically (and I got tons of cake for this).
Lessons learnt: Get a spring form cake tin. Cooked half the cake in an old school one and lost a huge chunk of sponge when trying to prise it out.
Cake or Mistake? I vote it an extremely good piece of cake. And you?…..
This is the best home made chocolate cake i have EVER had…seriously!
i am gonna try it tomorrow for my mother’s birthday. it looks amazing
Did you ever try the Choc-chilli cake?
yes i did, just forgot to mention it. it was amaaaazing and i’m gonna make it for christmas too. it’s the only thing i can cook (except omlette and fries) but it’s incredible and all my friends love it. thank you
Ah so good to know I’ve inspired you! It really is the best cake I’ve ever made… We’re making it for Christmas too, a good alternative to the Xmas pud. Try the truffles next- so much fun. Happy Christmas and keep up the cooking!
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