{"id":8933,"date":"2023-11-06T12:48:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourfulltable.com\/?p=8933"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:48:58","slug":"mary-berrys-indulgent-chocolate-cake-recipe-is-a-favourite-of-prince-louis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourfulltable.com\/everyday-meals\/mary-berrys-indulgent-chocolate-cake-recipe-is-a-favourite-of-prince-louis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Berry\u2019s ‘indulgent’ chocolate cake recipe is a favourite of Prince Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mary Berry details recipe for her chocolate mousse cake<\/h3>\n
There is nothing better than a creamy chocolate cake, and Mary Berry decided to make a special recipe for her biggest royal fan based on his two favourite foods which are chocolate cake and beetroot.<\/p>\n
Mary Berry is famous for her incredible baking recipes and has fans even amongst the Royal Family. During the Christmas special \u2018A Berry Royal Christmas\u2019 on the BBC in 2019, Princess Kate revealed that Prince Louis is obsessed with the cooking legend.<\/p>\n
According to the Princess of Wales, one of Louis\u2019 first words was \u201cMary\u201d because, at the time, the young prince was the right height to see Kate\u2019s cooking books on the kitchen bookshelf. While speaking to Mary Berry, Kate said: \u201cChildren are really fascinated by faces, and your faces are all over your cooking books and he would say ‘That’s Mary Berry’ … so he would definitely recognise you if he saw you today.\u201d<\/p>\n
While beetroot may seem like an unusual choice for a cake, root vegetables are naturally sweet and commonly used in baking, such as in carrot cake. You can make the cake much more moist and fudgy, and like in carrot cake you will not be able to taste the beetroot as long as it is grated properly.<\/p>\n
Mary Berry said: \u201cI want Louis to like it because he loves beetroot\u201d and after taking a bite, she added: \u201cThat is what I call a truly indulgent decadent chocolate cake, and the beetroot makes it so rich.\u201d<\/p>\n
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How to make Mary Berry\u2019s royal chocolate cake inspired by Prince Louis<\/h2>\n
Ingredients\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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For the cake: <\/strong><\/li>\n
150g of self-raising flour<\/li>\n
175g of light muscovado sugar<\/li>\n
50g of cocoa powder<\/li>\n
300ml of sunflower oil (plus extra for greasing)<\/li>\n
Three large eggs<\/li>\n
Two tablespoons of baking powder<\/li>\n
225g of grated beetroot (two medium beetroots)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For the icing: <\/strong><\/p>\n
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200g of dark chocolate<\/li>\n
50g of white chocolate<\/li>\n
200ml double cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Kitchen equipment: <\/strong><\/p>\n
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30x23cm (12×9 inches) baking tray<\/li>\n
Baking parchment<\/li>\n
Mixing bowl<\/li>\n
Heatproof bowl<\/li>\n
Pot<\/li>\n
Small piping bag fitted with a fine nozzle (or a small food bag)<\/li>\n
Cocktail sticks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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