SuperEasy Chocolate and Walnut Cake

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 25 Minutes

Ready In: 40 mins

FOR THE CAKE

7 oz - dessert chocolate strong in cocoa (70%)

7 oz - butter

5 oz - caster (superfine) sugar

4 - eggs

3 oz - self-raising flour (self-rising)

4 - 8 oz - crushed walnuts

FOR THE ICING

4 oz - dessert chocolate strong in cocoa (70%)

¼ pint - thick double cream (heavy cream)

Place the chocolate and the butter in a glass dish and heat in the microwave for about 1-2 minutes (stirring frequently) until melted. Add the sugar, eggs, flour and walnuts. Pour the mixture into a lightly greased cake tin and bake in a preheated moderately hot oven (Mk 6 - 400ÂºF - 200ÂºC) for 25 minutes. Turn out and allow to cool.
As you can see from the main photo above, icing is optional since you can "dust" the cake with icing sugar (a.k.a powdered or confectioners' sugar). If you want to make chocolate "icing" (like the picture on the right), place the chocolate and the thick double cream (heavy cream) in a glass dish and heat in the microwave for about 30-40 seconds (stirring two or three times) until melted. Spread this over on the cake then put it in a cool place for 1 hour to allow the 'icing' to set. Decorate with walnut halves and serve with cream, custard, vanilla ice cream or whipped cream... or simply on its own with a nice cup of tea!