Chocolate Gingerbread Recipe

INGREDIENTS

200g/7oz molasses sugar

4 medium sized eggs

50g/2oz plain chocolate, chopped

75g/2.5oz unsalted butter or baking margarine, cubed

4tbsp plain yoghurt

225g/8oz self-raising flour, sieved

25g/1oz cocoa powder

3tsp ground ginger

1tsp mixed spice

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, Gas4.

Grease and line a 9" square baking tin.

Melt the chocolate and butter together in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water.

Stir in the yoghurt.

Whisk the eggs and the molasses sugar together until well combined and smooth.

Pour the chocolate mixture into the egg/sugar mixture and stir well.

Sieve the flour, cocoa powder, ginger and spice into a large mixing bowl.

Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid ingredients.

Carefully fold together until well combined.

Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top.

Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for about 45 minutes until firm to the touch.

Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes.

Carefully turn out onto a cooling rack.

Slice into squares and serve while still warm from the oven or store in an airtight container.

Enjoy and share your delicious batch of chocolate gingerbread!

This would be a great recipe to use for school bake sales as it is easy to make in large batches and very popular with adults and children!

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