
This is heavenly served as a pudding with hot chocolate custard. I’m banned in my family for saying the word pudding as they hate it, so I’ve called it frosted chocolate sponge traybake! Reminiscent of school dinners back in the day.
Ingredients
300g dark chocolate
200g butter
200g caster sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
150g self raising flour
Frosting
50g butter
50g cream cheese
150g icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
Pre heat oven to 180c / 160c fan
Line and grease a traybake tin. I used a 28cm x 18cm.
Break up the chocolate into squares and add to a large mixing bowl along with the butter.
Melt in the microwave in short bursts stirring after every 30 seconds until fully melted or you can do this in a bowl over a pan of boiling water if you prefer.
Remove bowl and stir to combine the chocolate and butter. I bet you can’t resist trying a bit!
Stir in all the other ingredients and whisk until smooth.
Transfer to your traybake tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 35 mintues.
Remove from oven and allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes or so before lifting out and placing on the works urface.
Meanwhile, whisk up your frosting in a separate bowl and set aside.
Once fully cooled spread over your frosting with a palette knife and cut into 12 squares.
Serve with hot chocolate custard for delightfulness.