Irish Yogurts Clonakity Chocolate Cake

Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Porter Chocolate Cake

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Irish
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g butter
  • 150 g golden syrup or honey
  • 150 ml porter
  • 1 tbsp treacle
  • 75 g dark chocolate chips
  • 40 g cocoa powder
  • 175 g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 160 g Irish Yogurts Clonakilty whole milk yogurt
  • 250 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder

For the cream cheese icing

  • 110 g butter very soft at room temperature
  • 200 g cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp Irish Yogurts Clonakilty whole milk yogurt
  • 220 g icing sugar

To decorate

  • Pistachios chopped, optional
  • Chocolate grated
  • Fresh flowers

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 160ËšC. line and grease a 8-9inch cake tin with parchment paper. Set aside until needed.
  • In a saucepan, melt the butter, golden syrup, porter and treacle. Remove from the heat and combine the chocolate and cocoa powder. Set aside to cool.
  • In the meantime, in a bowl, whisk the eggs with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Add the yogurt , then gently whisk in the cooled chocolate and porter mixture.
  • At this stage, fold in the flour and baking powder.
  • Transfer the cake batter into the cake tin and transfer in the oven. Bake for 40-55 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out neat. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool
  • At this stage, prepare the cream cheese topping.
  • In a bowl, beat the soft butter until very pliable, then add the cream cheese and continue to beat until smooth. Gradually add the icing sugar and just enough of yogurt to create a light yet soft icing. Place in the fridge for 2 hours to settle.
  • Spread the cream cream icing over the cake and decorate with crushed pistachios, grated chocolate and fresh flours if desired.
  • Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea!
Keyword afternoon tea, Cake, Irish Yogurts Clonakilty, Kevin Dundon

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