Chocolate Marmalade Layer Cake

Name: Chocolate Marmalade Layer Cake
Ingredients: 6 oz self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 6 oz butter; 6 oz superfine sugar; 3 eggs; Marmalade; Powdered sugar (optional)

This recipe for chocolate cake uses the 6-6-6-3 method.

Ingredients

6 oz self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
6 oz butter
6 oz superfine sugar
3 eggs
Marmalade
Powdered sugar (optional)

Steps

Preheat oven to 170°C fan/convection.
Grease 2 round cake tins and line with baking paper.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Beat in the eggs until well-combined.
Mix in the flour mixture just until combined.
Divide batter evenly between the prepared tins.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a cooling rack.
When completely cool, cover one cake layer with a generous, even layer of marmalade. Place the second cake on top.
If desired, dust the top with a small amount of powdered sugar as decoration.

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Adapted from “Chocolate Marmalade Layer Cake” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.