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chocolate concrete cake

Chocolate Concrete Cake with Mint Custard

If you don’t remember this from primary school then you should probably skip to the next recipe! #Nostalgia
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Old school, Retro
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 9

Ingredients

Concrete Cake
  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 200 g Caster sugar plus more for sprinkling
  • 50 g Cocoa powder
  • 100 g Butter
Mint Custard
  • 30 g Cornflour
  • 3 tbsps Caster sugar
  • 340 ml Milk
  • Peppermint extract
  • Green food colouring

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180℃
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, caster sugar and cocoa powder. Mix well.
  • In a saucepan, add the butter and heat over a medium heat until fully melted.
  • Pour the butter into the dry ingredients and mix until its well combined. You might prefer to get in there with your hands. It should resemble a crumb mixture.
  • Press the crumb mixture down into a lined 20 cm baking tin. Press it down firmly so it compacts.
  • Place it in the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Once done, take it out and set it aside to cool, sprinkle some caster sugar over the top.
  • Once cooled, cut it into portions.
  • To make the mint custard, mix the cornflour with the sugar then add a splash of the milk. Mix until its a loose paste like mixture.
  • Place the rest of the mik into a saucepan and heat over a medium heat. Add the cornflour paste and carry on cooking over a medium heat. Stir continuously until it thickens.
  • Once it has thickened to the right consistency, add a splash of peppermint extract and the green food colouring. Mix well.
  • Serve the concrete cake and pour the mint custard over the top.