Benjamina Ebuehi Chocolate Buttermilk Traybake Recipe

Benjamina Ebuehi Chocolate Buttermilk Traybake Recipe

thehappyfoodie.co.uk

For the ultimate chocolate traybake recipe, look no further than Benjamina Ebuehi's buttermilk chocolate cake with muscovado frosting and thyme caramel.

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Ingredients

  • 100g (3½oz/scant ½ cup) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 100g (3½oz) dark chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 300ml (10½fl oz/generous 1¼ cups) buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 280g (10oz/generous 2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 280g (10oz/scant 1½ cups) light muscovado sugar
  • 50g (1¾oz/½ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
  • ¼ tsp fine sea salt
  • 200ml (7fl oz/scant 1 cup) hot water
  • 150ml (5fl oz/scant ⅔ cup) double (heavy) cream
  • 5 sprigs of fresh thyme, plus extra to decorate
  • 100g (3½oz/½ cup) golden caster (superfine) sugar
  • 50g (2oz/scant ¼ cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • Pinch of flaky sea salt
  • 180g (6¼oz) egg whites (from 4–5 large eggs)
  • 240g (8½oz/1¼ cups) light muscovado sugar
  • 335g (11¾oz/1½ cups) unsalted butter, softened

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