Chocolate Marmalade Layer Cake

This recipe for chocolate cake uses the 6-6-6-3 method.

Ingredients

  • 6 oz self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 6 oz butter
  • 6 oz superfine sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • Marmalade
  • Powdered sugar (optional)

Procedure

  1. Preheat oven to 170°C fan/convection.
  2. Grease 2 round cake tins and line with baking paper.
  3. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
  4. Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
  5. Beat in the eggs until well-combined.
  6. Mix in the flour mixture just until combined.
  7. Divide batter evenly between the prepared tins.
  8. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  9. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a cooling rack.
  10. When completely cool, cover one cake layer with a generous, even layer of marmalade. Place the second cake on top.
  11. If desired, dust the top with a small amount of powdered sugar as decoration.

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