Woman_and_Home_Feel_Good_Food_-_October_2019

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mins. Gradually add the eggs,

beating well between each addition.

2 Add ½ the flour, cocoa and

buttermilk and combine. Repeat,

adding the remaining ingredients.

3 Spoon the mixture into the tins and

bake for 45 mins.

4 Melt the milk and dark chocolates

in 2 bowls, resting over pans of

simmering water each with 1tsp oil.

5 Tip dark chocolate into a margarine

tub, then drizzle in the milk chocolate

and swirl together with a skewer.

Chill for at least 1 hr.

6 To make the curls, tip the block of

chocolate on to a parchment-lined

tray. Drag a cheese slicer over the

chocolate to create huge curls. Put

on to the tray and chill.

7 Slice the bananas and squeeze on

the lemon juice. Meanwhile, stir the

mascarpone, icing sugar and vanilla

extract together until smooth.

8 Cool the cakes on a wire rack,

peeling away the lining paper. Just

before serving, put the cake on to a

serving plate, spread over ½ the

mascarpone filling, top with ½ the

well-drained bananas and ½ the

caramel. Repeat with another cake

layer and sandwich with the final cake.

Use a palette knife to arrange the

curls on top. Push the indoor sparklers

in the cake and light to serve.

Per serving: Cals 607, Fat 31g, Sat fat

19g, Carbs 73g

This indulgent showstopper is

a perfect end to Halloween.

Serves 16 • Ready in 2 hrs, plus

cooling time

for the cake:

250g unsalted butter, at room

temperature

225g light muscovado sugar

200g golden caster sugar

1tsp vanilla extract

4 large eggs

300g self-raising flour

75g cocoa

284ml carton buttermilk

for the decoration:

150g milk Belgian chocolate

200g bar dark chocolate (we

used Bournville)

2tsp vegetable oil

for the filling:

2 ripe small bananas

juice of 1 lemon

250g mascarpone

50g icing sugar, sieved

2tbsp vanilla extract

397g can caramel

you will need:

3 x 19cm sandwich tins, greased

and base lined

indoor sparklers

1 Heat the oven to 160C/Gas 3. Put

the butter, sugars and vanilla into the

bowl of an electric mixer. Beat for 10

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