My Mums Best Nut And Chocolate Cake

This was a favourite of ours as we were growing up.  It was the cake that my mother made most regularly, apart from her delicious apple tart of course.  Oh I'm getting hungry already.  Must head to the kitchen and see what's in the pantry!

Nut and Chocolate Ring Recipe

150g butter, softened

250g sugar

3 large eggs or 4 medium eggs

300g self raising flour, or plain flour with 1tsp of baking powder

a pinch of salt

2-3 tbsp. of milk 

150g mixed nuts, roughly chopped

150g chocolate, roughly chopped

Method:

Place all the ingredients except nuts and chocolate into mixing bowl and beat with a handmixer for 2-3 mins until well blended. Fold nuts and chocolate into the mixture. Grease and flour a 25cm ring mould. Transfer the mixture to the tin.

Temperature:  160C

Time:  60 - 75 mins until a metal skewer comes out clean