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Deep-fried chocolate pound cake

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Ingredients

  • For the Bag Lady's favorite chocolate pound cake:

  • 420g plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 30g cocoa powder
  • 225g Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , softened
  • 100g vegetable shortening
  • 600g granulated sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 240ml buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla essence

  • For the deep-fried chocolate pound cake:

  • 50g corn flakes, finely crushed
  • 20g granulated sugar
  • 3 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp water
  • Bag Lady's favorite chocolate pound cake, recipe follows
  • Oil, for deep-frying
  • Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please Icing sugar, for sprinkling
  • Chocolate syrup, for drizzling

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Deep-fried chocolate pound cake

Special equipment: 10-inch bundt pan

For the Bag Lady's favorite chocolate pound cake:
1) Preheat oven to 160C/Gas 3.

2) Grease and flour a 25cm bundt pan. Sift together flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa and set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream together Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , shortening, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix well after each addition.

3) Add flour and buttermilk alternately to Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hr and 45 mins or until cake is done.

4) Remove from oven and allow cake to cool in pan for 10 mins. Invert onto cake plate and serve.

Yield: 16 servings

For the deep-fried chocolate pound cake:
1) Mix cereal, sugar and cinnamon. Divide equally between 2 pie plates or other shallow containers. Beat eggs with water in another pie plate or shallow bowl. Cut pound cake into bite-sized square pieces. Press each square in cereal mixture and press coating into cake. Dip coated square in egg wash, then roll in second container of cereal mixture, again press coating onto cake.

2) Freeze coated cake squares on a waxed paper lined baking sheet until solid, 4 to 6 hrs. Deep-fry frozen coated cake squares for 45 secs. Sprinkle with Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar and drizzle with chocolate syrup.

3) Serve with Technique: Whipping A vigorous stirring motion to thicken cream or eggs with either a hand or electric whisk. I know this Teach me, please whipped cream and a cherry.