Death by Chocolate

Oooohhhh what a way to die. Death by Chocolate is the ultimate chocolate treat, either as a cake or a fudgy slice, delicious!!!

Method

1. Preheat oven 180 degrees.

2. Melt butter, choc and sugar in saucepan till smooth.

3. Mix almond meal and cocoa in a bowl and then mix in chocolate butter mixture.

4. Slowly add eggs, gradually mixing till combined before adding the next one.

5. For a fudgy experience - line a flan case or wide cake tin with baking paper and bake 30-45 mins or till firm.

6. For a more cake like experience place in cup cake patty cake liners (12 x 1/2 cup cakes or 24 mini cupcakes)  cook for 30 mins for large and 15 for small or till firm.

7. Eat it while warm or Freeze and serve in slivers :)

Recipe Hints and Tips:

• Death by Chocolate is suitable to freeze for up to 2 months
• Serve with a sour cream Gnache (use sour cream instead of cream) to die for if made with white chocolate! :)
• Decorate with your favourite icing
• Use milk cooking chocolate and drinking chocolate instead of dark.
• Use white chocolate and ovaltine instead of dark choc, increase almond meal to 1 and 1/4 cups, decrease butter to 160g and cook for longer at a reduced temperature
• Add orange zest
• Add dried fruit such as cranberries, glacé ginger, nuts or choc chips
• serve little cupcakes with home made raspberry jam (1/3 sugar to 2/3 raspberries squeeze lemon juice, boil till it reaches a jam gooeyness, push through sieve to remove seeds ,) then top with raspberries, or