Sunbeam JM3250 manual Chocolate Almond Cake, Chocolate ganache, Chocolate Ganache, Apple Tart Cake

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Chocolate Almond Cake

Serves: 10-12

Cooking: 55 minutes

250g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped

250g butter, chopped

¹⁄³ cup strong espresso coffee 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup caster sugar

3 eggs

1cup self-raising flour ¼ cup cocoa powder ½ cup almond meal

Chocolate ganache

150g good quality dark chocolate, chopped ¹⁄³ cup cream

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow (160°C/140°C fan-forced). Grease and line the base of a 22cm round spring-form cake pan.

2.Place chocolate, butter, coffee and vanilla in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool.

3.Place sugar and eggs in a large bowl. Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2 until combined. Increase speed to 4 and beat until mixture is pale and creamy. Add chocolate mixture and beat until well combined.

4.Add sifted flour and cocoa with almond meal to mixture and beat until combined.

5.Pour mixture into pan. Bake for about 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out moist. Stand cake for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool.

Chocolate Ganache

Combine chocolate and cream in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool.

Apple Tart Cake

Serves: 8 - 10

Cooking: 1 hour

125g butter, softened

1 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 eggs

1½ cups self-raising flour

2granny smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced

2teaspoons cinnamon sugar Dollop cream, to serve

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow (160°C/140°C fan-forced). Grease and line the base of a 22cm round spring-form cake pan with baking paper.

2.Place butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2 until combined. Increase speed to 4 and beat until light and creamy.

3.Add eggs one at a time, beating well, after each addition. Sift flour and fold through mixture.

4.Spoon mixture into pan. Arrange apples slices overlapping around the cake and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

5.Bake for about 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand for 5 minutes then transfer onto a wire rack to cool. Serve with cream

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