gooey raisin & chocolate cake

Prep:

15 mins

Cook:

25 mins

Serves:

10

method:

1

Preheat the oven to 180ºC, gas mark 4.  Grease and base line a 21cm springform cake tin. Add the breadcrumbs to the tin and coat the base and sides.

2

Melt the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan and allow to cool, add in the vanilla.

3

Whisk together the sugar and the chocolate butter mixture, then whisk in the eggs, 1 at a time.  Mix together the flour and cocoa and fold into the chocolate mixture with half the raisins. Pour into the prepared cake tin and scatter over the remaining raisins.

4

Bake for 25 minutes then allow to cool before removing from the tin.

Tip

Great served warm with a little whipped cream.

ingredients:

  • 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 100g butter
  • 75g plain chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 200g granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100g plain flour
  • 3 tbsp cocoa
  • 100g California Raisins

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