Name: Ginger chocolate cake
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter; 2/3 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup self-raising flour; 2 tablespoon coconut; 1/4 cup milk; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped; 1/4 cup glace ginger, finely chopped; 90 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 30 gram butter; 1 cup icing sugar; 2 tablespoon hot water, approximately; 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped

Ingredients

125 gram butter

2/3 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

1 cup self-raising flour

2 tablespoon coconut

1/4 cup milk

1 tablespoon cocoa

1 tablespoon hot water

1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped

1/4 cup glace ginger, finely chopped

90 gram dark chocolate, chopped

30 gram butter

1 cup icing sugar

2 tablespoon hot water, approximately

1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped

Method

1.Grease a deep 20cm round cake pan, line base with paper, grease paper.

2.Cream butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy, beat in eggs one at a time, beat until combined. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Stir in sifted flour, coconut and milk. Blend cocoa and water until smooth, stir into mixture with walnuts and ginger.

3.Pour into prepared pan, bake in moderately slow oven for about 1 hour. Stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool.

4.Chocolate Icing: Melt chocolate and butter in heatproof bowl over hot water, stir in sifted icing sugar then enough water to make spreadable.

5.Top cold cake with icing and walnuts.

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