Irresistible!

Ingredients

• 250 g unsalted butter (8oz)
• 60 ml hot water
• 3 tsp instant coffee powder
• 200 g dark chocolate (7oz) I used Divine's 70% baking chocolate
• 175 g milk chocolate (6oz) I used Divine's 38% baking chocolate
• 6 cardamom pods seed extracted and ground (I used 6 drops Holy Lama spice oil_
• 5 eggs I used duck eggs
• 300 g dark brown sugar (10oz)
• ½ tsp fine sea or rock salt
• 1 tsp cocoa powder

Steps

1. Melt the butter in a medium sized pan over a low heat.

2. Dissolve the coffee in the water and add to the butter.

3. Break up the chocolate add to the pan and turn off the heat. Allow to melt then stir until smooth.

4. Add the cardamom ground cardamom or oil and stir again.

5. Beat the sugar, eggs and salt together with electric beaters on medium speed for six to ten minutes or until the mixture has tripled in volume and is thick and mousse like.

6. Pour the chocolate mixture down one side of the bowl and fold in as gently as possible until just incorporated.

7. Pour into a deep 23cm round silicone mould or lined cake tin.

8. Bake at 160℃ (320℉, Gas 3) for about an hour or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out almost clean.

9. Allow to cool, then turn the cake out onto a serving plate and dust with the cocoa powder.

Notes