Virtuous Chocolate Cake

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• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and prepare a 9 inch round sandwich tin or cake pan with 2-3 inch sides. Line with parchment or oil then lightly dust with flour.

• Step 2

  Measure the plain flour, cocoa powder, sugar, whole wheat plain flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl and proceed to sift twice.

• Step 3

  Measure out all the liquid ingredients: the water, apple puree, sunflower oil, vanilla and cider vinegar into a large measuring jug or bowl.

• Step 4

  Gently fold in the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

• Step 5

  Scrape batter into prepared cake tin and bake until raised and set, and a cake tester comes out clean. Approximately 30 minutes.
  Makes one layer cake to serve 8 people.

• Step 6

  Garnish with fresh raspberries, a dusting of icing sugar and a drizzle of melted chocolate and/or chocolate shavings.
  Can be doubled to make a double layer cake, filled with raspberry jam and garnished as above.

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