
Mayor ‘The Rector’s Daughter – A Classic Story About Love and Loss Carefully spread the chocolate icing all over the cake with a spatula.‘The Rector’s Daughter’ by F.M. The cake is prone to sinking slightly in the middle, so flip it upside down before icing it by placing a plate on top of the cake tin and carefully turning over the cake and plate together.ĩ. When the cake is cool enough to handle, remove it from the tin and discard the baking paper. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.Ĩ. Melt the chocolate with the cream in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over the lowest heat, stirring occasionally until the chocolate is fully melted and blended with the cream. While the cake is cooling, make the icing. Remove from the oven, and cool in the tin on a wire rack.ħ. There will be a thin crust on top of the cake, and if tested with a toothpick the inside will appear undercooked (don’t worry, the cake will get firmer as it cools). Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for about 35 minutes. Gently fold half of the whites into the chocolate mixture, blending thoroughly, then fold in the remaining whites.Ħ. Transfer to a large bowl and add the sugar, flour and lightly beaten egg yolks.ĥ. Mix in the butter and stir until melted.Ĥ.



Ask a grown-up to help you melt the chocolate in a glass bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water or in a microwave on low heat. Line the cake tin with baking paper, and butter the bottom and sides of the paper.ģ.

Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius (350☏arenheit).Ģ. 6 eggs, separated, yolks lightly beatenġ.225g (8 oz.) plus 2 extra tablespoons caster sugar.Bruce’s Bravery Cake taken from Matilda’s How To Be Brave We’re not going to insist that you eat it all in one go, though. Taken from Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes, this is the ACTUAL recipe for Bruce Bogtrotter’s cake. Bake this gorgeously gooey and terrifically chocolatey cake for the brave people in your life.
