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Ingredients
Sponge
- 300 g dark chocolate (min. 60% cocoa solids), small pieces or callets
- 300 g unsalted butter, diced, plus extra for greasing
- 5 large eggs
- 3 egg yolks, from large eggs
- 125 g golden caster sugar
- 40 g rice flour
- 40 g cocoa powder (see tip)
Buttercream Icing
- 225 g unsalted butter, diced
- 300 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp natural vanilla extract
- 60 g cocoa powder
- 125 g double cream
- 30 g caramel sauce
Decoration
- black food colouring gel (see tip)
- 80 g fondant icing, white, ready to roll
- water, for brushing
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1910 kJ / 456.5 kcal
- Protein
- 5.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 37 g
- Fat
- 33.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 3.5 g
- Sodium
- 47.4 mg
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