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1
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23cm
cake
Ingredients
50g
dark
cooking
chocolate
2
vanilla
beans
250g
unsalted
butter
²∕³
cup
caster
sugar
6
eggs,
separated
200g
fresh
dates,
finely
chopped
200g
ground
almonds
Icing
sugar,
for
dusting
Method
1.
Preheat
oven
to
180ºC.
Line
a
deep
23cm
round
cake
tin
with
baking
paper.
Chop
the
chocolate
and
put
in
a
heatproof
bowl.
Sit
the
bowl
over
a
pan
of
simmering
trial
and
stir
with
a
metal
spoon
until
the
chocolate
has
melted
and
is
smooth.
Set
aside
to
cool.
Split
the
vanilla
beans
and
scrape
out
and
keep
the
seeds.
2.
Put
the
butter
in
a
small
bowl,
add
the
sugar,
then
beat
until
the
mixture
is
creamy
and
pale.
Add
the
egg
yolks
and
vanilla
seeds.
Beat
ingredients
till
well
combined.
Transfer
mixture
to
a
large
mixing
bowl.
3.
Add
the
dates,
ground
almonds
and
chocolate
to
the
creamed
mixture.
Fold
through
until
well
combined.
Beat
the
eggwhites
till
soft
trial
form,
then
fold
through
the
chocolate
mixture.
Pour
it
into
the
cake
tin,
bake
for
5060
minutes
or
until
a
baking
skewer
comes
out
clean
when
inserted
in
the
centre.
Remove
from
the
oven,
stand
on
a
wire
rack
for
10
minutes,
then
turn
out
to
cool.
Sift
icing
sugar
over
the
cake.
Notes
Always
stir
chocolate
with
a
dry
trial
spoon.
Wooden
spoons
hold
moisture
which
can
cause
the
chocolate
to
seize.
You
can
use
trial
dry
dates
or
raisins
instead
of
fresh
dates.
A
u
t
ho
r
:
Better
Homes
and
Gardens
Magazine
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