Chocolate Cake

Method:

Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.

Heat coffee in a saucepan. Remove from heat and when it is at room temperature. Whisk in the cocoa until dissolved.

In a mixing bowl whisk together sugar, oil, apple and custard powder for about 2 minutes. Then add extracts and coffee-cocoa liquid. Sift in rest of dry ingredients and mix until smooth.

Pour into a tin lined with baking paper and bake for about 45 minutes.

Recipe courtesy of Jaquie Brown

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 C fresh brewed coffee
• 2/3 C cocoa
• 1 1/2 C granulated brown sugar
• 1/3 C rice bran oil
• 1/3 C stewed apple, blended
• 1/4 C custard powder
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2 C all purpose flour
• 1/2 C ground almond
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt