Just two things so far today

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Heavenly Chocolate Cake (OMG! Yum yum)
Apricot and Bran muffins.

heavenly chocolate cake, I want some, sounds yummy.

It really is! Can't wait to have some at lunch time!

recipe please

remind me tmw. can't concentrate at the moment.

hint hint

I am not responsible for any weight gain!!!

Heavenly Chocolate Cake
Serves 6
125g butter, plus extra for greasing.
200g plain chocolate, broken into pieces.
2 tbsp water.
3 eggs, separated (keep the whites as well as the yolks)
125g caster sugar.
90g self-raising flour.
60g ground almonds.

Fudge icing
60g butter
30g cocoa powder.
3 tbsp milk
250g icing sugar, sifted
white chocolate curls (I just grated some choc on top)
deep 20cm cake tin.

1. Lightly butter the tin and line the bottom.

2. Put the chocolate into a heatproof bowl
   with the butter and water. Put the bowl over a pan of hot water and heat gently, stirring, until the mixture has melted. Leave to cool.

3. Combine the egg yolks and caster sugar in a large bowl and whisk together with an electric whisk until fluffy and very light in colour. Stir in the cooled chocolate mixture. Carefully fold in the flour and ground almonds.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into the sponge mixture, gently but thoroughly. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 180C/350F/Gas 4 for 50 minutes or until well risen and firm to the touch. (I did 45 mins and was a tad too long)

5. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for a few minutes, turn out on to a wire rack, and peel off ther lining paper. Cool completely.

6. Make the fudge icing: melt the butter in a pan, add the cocoa powder, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the milk and icing sugar. Beat well until smooth. Leave to cool until thickened.

7. Split the cake in half horizontally and sandwich the two layers together with half of the fudge icing. With a palette knife, spread the remaining icing over th top and side of the cake. Decorate with chocolate curls.

ENJOY