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Dark Chocolate and Amarena Cherries Tray Bake

Dark Chocolate and Amarena Cherries Tray Bake

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This delectable recipe is taken from series 2 of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.

Preparation Time	30 minutes
Baking Time	20 minutes
Portions	12
Skill Level	Easy
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Dark Chocolate and Amarena Cherries Tray Bake Ingredients

300 grams	Dark Chocolate
150 grams	Butter (soft, unsalted)
100 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
80 grams	Dark Muscovado Sugar (Billington's)
115 grams	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
4	Free Range Eggs
1	Egg Yolk
115 grams	Almonds (ground)
pinch	Salt
1 tsp	Baking Powder
150 grams	Amarena cherries (chopped in half)

Additional Ingredients

For the icing

100 grams	Dark Chocolate
50 grams	Butter (unsalted)
2 tbsp	Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown) (sifted)

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How to make Dark Chocolate and Amarena Cherries Tray Bake

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/Mark 4. Butter and line a baking tray.
Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl on a Bain Marie or microwave, stirring occasionally.
Off the heat, add both sugars, mixing until well combined. Add a pinch of salt to bring out the flavours.
Add the eggs one at the time until the mixture becomes glossy. Add the almonds, salt, flour, baking powder and cherries and mix well.
Pour the mixture into the tin, level it off and bake for 20 - 25 minutes until set. Leave in the tin to cool.
For the icing, melt the butter and chocolate together on a Bain Marie then mix in the icing sugar.
Trim the cake, then spread the icing on the top of the cold chocolate cake, decorate with a serrated knife, and allow to set.
Finally cut into squares and decorate with cherries and a little edible gold leaf.

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