Raspberry and Rose Chocolate Cake Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 340g of plain flour, sifted
• 525g of golden caster sugar
• 125g of cacao powder, sifted
• 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 3 eggs
• 375ml of milk
• 185ml of oil, (a flavourless oil such as sunflower or rapeseed oil)
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• 250ml of boiling water
• butter, for greasing
• 15g of caster sugar
• 5g of pectin
• 100g of raspberry purée
• 100g of raspberries, fresh or frozen
• 115ml of egg white, (approx. 3-4 large egg whites)
• 200g of caster sugar
• 280g of unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature
• 2 drops of rose extract
• food colouring, pink or red
• rose petals, to decorate