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Bruce Bogtrotters Cake [from Matilda]
We had a lovely meal with Mr and Mrs Carrot Cake last night. The high point of the evening for me was the pudding. We had a fantastic chocolate cake. It is a bit squidgy like a brownie. I just had to track down the recipe and share it with the world.
This is a recipe from Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes [created by Gary Rhodes] In case you've forgotten, Bruce Bogtrotter was the little boy that stole a piece of chocolate cake from the Trunchbull in Matilda. As punishment, he then had to consume an entire cake in front of the whole school!
The cake
175g butter
225g plain chocolate
175g self raising flour
6 eggs, seperated
125g caster sugar
The icing
225g plain chocolate
225g double cream
20cm cake tin lined with baking paper
Preheat oven to 180°c (gasmark 4).
Melt the chocolate and stir in butter till melted. Remove from the heat and beat in yokes then mix with flour and sugar. In a seperate bowl, whisk egg whites till stiff and fold half into the chocolate mix, mixing thoroughly. Fold in the other half of whites very carefully. Bake for 35 minutes. It should have a thin crust - don't worry if it is still sticky in the middle, it is supposed to like that although it will firm up a bit as it cools. When cool enough to handle, remove from the tin. Meanwhile, make icing. Melt the chocolate with the cream and blend together. Leave to cool. If the cake has sunk slightly in the middle, turn it over before pouring the icing over the top.
mr mcmuffin on 14 Mar 2004 @ 06:48 PM ✲ Permalink
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Do you folks exercise? Cause it seems like you eat a lot of bad stuff. I do too, but my dog runs me around so much I'm able to maintain my overweight but not morbidly so profile.
Posted by: Machete' of Muffins | 15 Mar 2004 20:16:16
We sit in front of the computer all day because we are no longer able to move without the help of mechanical contraptions due to our excessive eating habits. However, Mrs McMuffin is a freak of nature. Despite my best efforts, she has managed to stay slim...but it won't last.
Posted by: Mr McMuffin | 15 Mar 2004 21:19:14
I've dreamed about this cake since I saw the movie several years back. Looking over the recipe made me raise a few questions. When you say plain chocolat, I understand that it's chocolate without nuts and other chocolate-ruining things. But is it milkchocolate or dark? One more thing. I have no idea, what self-raising-flour is! Can't find it in the dictionary. Is it okay to use all-purpose-flour instead?
Posted by: I wanna eat this cake | 6 Nov 2006 16:05:36
i hate you
Posted by: sadaff sharif | 29 Oct 2007 11:00:28
hmmm cake
Posted by: leanne shevils | 22 Nov 2007 10:36:13
i have made this cake from the revolting recipies book and it comes out like brownies not a proper cake.but still a good "cake"
Posted by: cake forever | 28 Aug 2008 18:04:48
hello,
I just want you to know how thankful I am for finding this recipe.
I saw this movie a thousand times when i was like 6 years old and i still love that movie but the special part of it is that i fell in love with the cake and ever since I wanted that cake. My birthday is coming up and I had set my self the goal to find the recipe and hopefully have someone make it for me or I could try it...anyway I am so happy that you have done this and posted the recipe thank you. :)HAPPY HOLIDAYS.11/17/08
Posted by: Alexandra | 17 Nov 2008 18:58:13
