Chocolate Red wine cake with strawberries

Thu, 14 February 2019

Ingredients

·         125g butter

·         380g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

·         175g soft brown sugar

·         35g plain flour

·         3 tbsp. Red wine

·         120g ground almonds

·         5 eggs

To serve: Cocoa, for dusting & dried rose petals

 

For the strawberries:

·         230ml fruity red wine like Pinot Noir or Merlot

·         1 tsp. lemon juice

·         ½ - 1 tbsp. Sugar

Method

·         Preheat the oven to 170C. Line a 22cm round springform tin with baking paper.

·         For the strawberries stir the wine, lemon juice and sugar together in a bowl to taste. Set aside whilst you bake the cake. Pour over the strawberries 15 minutes before serving so they don’t get mushy and loose their texture and brightness.

·         Melt the butter and chocolate in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Once melted fold in the brown sugar, ground almonds and flour. Followed by the eggs and red wine. Mix well till smooth.

·         Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin before turning onto a plate and dusting with cocoa powder.

·         Serve with the strawberries and some natural yogurt or cream.