Chocolate Concrete Cake Recipe
Here's how to make school dinners chocolate concrete with this easy retro recipe. Also called choc crunch or chocolate concrete cake; this dessert is just delicious.
Ingredients
- 200 g Plain Flour
- 200 g Granulated Sugar plus extra for sprinkling on top
- 50 g Cocoa Powder
- 100 g Butter (Or Margarine)
- 1 Egg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C Fan, gas mark 4) and line a baking tray with butter or parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl add plain flour, sugar and cocoa powder and mix together.200 g Plain Flour, 200 g Granulated Sugar, 50 g Cocoa Powder
- Put the butter (or margarine) in a microwave safe bowl and microwave until melted. Add the melted butter to the mixing bowl with one egg and mix the ingredients together until well combined.100 g Butter, 1 Egg
- Tip the mixture into the baking tray and pat the mixture down so that it's compact. Bake it in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Once baked, sprinkle with granulated sugar. Serve hot for a soft concrete crunch or leave to cool for a crunchy concrete cake.
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Serve With Pink Custard (How To Make It)
Making pink custard is super simple. You can make it from scratch by mixing together 250ml of milk with 175ml of double cream in a saucepan on a medium heat. When it starts to simmer, remove it from the heat. In a separate bowl, mix 3 egg yolks with 25g of caster sugar until it has doubled in size (the colour should be pale). Next, slowly add a few teaspoons of the egg and sugar mixture into the milk and cream mixture and whisk. When half of the egg and sugar mixture has been mixed in, place the saucepan back on a low heat and whisk in the remaining egg and sugar mixture. Add in the raspberry (or strawberry) coulis and whisk until the custard is thick enough to coat a spoon. An easier way is to mix strawberry milk and instant custard together, add 3-5 drops of red food colouring. Then cook the mixture as advised on the instant custard instructions.Drinking Chocolate Instead Of Cocoa Powder??
Technically, you can use drinking chocolate instead of cocoa powder, but personally I wouldn't. This is because it will not be as rich in flavour and the colour would not be as dark as a signature chocolate brick. If you're wondering what type of cocoa powder to use, go for cheaper options or use the cocoa powder you have at home already. There's no need to buy super expensive ones.Nutrition
Calories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 171IUCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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