Chocolate Marmalade Layer Cake
This recipe for chocolate cake uses the 6-6-6-3 method.
Ingredients
- 6 oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 6 oz butter
- 6 oz superfine sugar
- 3 eggs
- Marmalade
- Powdered sugar (optional) (optional)
Instructions
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1Preheat oven to 170°C fan/convection.
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2Grease 2 round cake tins and line with baking paper.
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3In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
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4Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
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5Beat in the eggs until well-combined.
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6Mix in the flour mixture just until combined.
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7Divide batter evenly between the prepared tins.
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8Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
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9Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a cooling rack.
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10When completely cool, cover one cake layer with a generous, even layer of marmalade. Place the second cake on top.
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11If desired, dust the top with a small amount of powdered sugar as decoration.
- Category
- Desserts
- Method
- Baking
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 28, 2026