Nina's Chocolate Cake With Coffee
By: Rosemary Gough
Published: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 2:45am

Ingredients




3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons heaped  good quality cocoa
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
4 teaspoons baking powder
60 inches ml Instant Coffee (dissolved  the boiling water below)
a pinch of salt

Nuts of your choice - optional

2 cups boiling water
1 cup cooking oil
 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the ganache

100 gr dark chocolate
1 360gr tin of Caramel Treat

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 180C. 2 Use a large round cake tin (28cm diameter) and spray with Spray&Cook. 3 Measure and sift all dry  ingredients into a bowl. 4 Mix the boiling water, oil and vinegar as well as the vanilla extract in a separate bowl. 5 Add the liquids to the dry ingredients. 6 Mix until you have a smooth batter. 7 Sprinkle some nuts over the batter and bake in a pre-heated oven for about 30 - 35 minutes. 8 For the ganache, melt the chocolate over boiling water and mix with the caramel. Whisk for a smooth and glossy consistency. 9 Pour over the cooled cake.