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Ingredients
- 300 g butter, softened and cut into pieces, plus extra for greasing
- 370 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 280 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar or ½ tsp natural vanilla extract (see Tips)
- 1 pinch salt
- 5 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 70 g full cream milk
- 30 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1801.4 kJ / 428.9 kcal
- Protein
- 7.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 47.2 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Saturated Fat
- 14.8 g
- Fibre
- 1.4 g
- Sodium
- 160.4 mg
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