Ebony & Ivory Cake

Salwaa Smith – Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights

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Ebony & Ivory Cake

Ingredients:

100g soft butter

3 Tbsp cooking oil

1 cup sugar

3 large eggs

2 cups self-raising flour, sifted

1 tsp baking powder

3/4 cup warm milk
Extra:

3 Tbsp cocoa powder

1 Tbsp warm milk

¼ tsp baking powder

1 tsp caramel or vanilla essence

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease 2 x 20cm round cake tins.

Using a large mixing bowl cream the butter, oil and sugar together.

Mix in the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.

Fold in the self-raising flour, baking powder and the milk.

Divide the mixture evenly in 2 bowls.

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In the one bowl mix in the caramel or vanilla essence.

Mix the cocoa and milk together. Add the cocoa mixture and the ¼ tsp baking powder to the other bowl. Stir well to combine.

Pour the individual mixtures into the prepared cake tins.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 25 – 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and leave to sit in the tins for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

To finish:

½ cup fresh cream, whipped

Ganache:

200g Cadbury Diary milk chocolate

½ cup fresh cream

Melt together for 60 seconds in the microwave in a suitable container without stirring. Let it rest/stand for 2 minutes and stir to combine the chocolate and cream.

Sandwich the cake together with the whipped cream.

Pour the ganache over the cake whilst hot or refrigerate it for 30 minutes before spreading over the cake. Top with shavings of white and milk chocolate, optional.

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