Enjoy your meal, hope you had fun with us! Looking to impress your special someone this Valentine’s Day? This chocolate sponge cake with nuts is an absolute showstopper. Picture this: a light, airy ...

Spoon the mixture gently into the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until risen (when cooked the sponge should bounce back when pressed lightly). Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.

4. Cut chocolate spoonge into 3 layers and line a cake with chocolate ganache. 5. Finish the cake with ganache and keep it in deep freezer for 30 minutes to set the ganache. 6. Glaze the cake with ...

A simple chocolate sponge is cut into discs and then layered with cream and blackberries. For this recipe you will need a 25x35cm/10x14in baking tray and a 9cm/3½in plain biscuit cutter (or similar).

To make the chocolate sponge: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the base and sides of a 20cm spring-form cake tin with greaseproof paper. Melt the chocolate and butter in a metal bowl over a pan of ...

Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from the tin and cool. Ice with chocolate drizzle icing. Cook’s note: This cake can be ...