Chocolate Almond Loaf Cake

I got this from the back of a packet of Doves Farm Rye flour, and it is soooo good :) One slice is definitely not enough.

Ingredients

3 eggs
100g caster sugar
100g plain chocolate
75g butter
75g wholemeal rye flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
75g ground almonds

Pre-heat the oven to 180/Gas4
Beat the eggs and caster sugar together
Melt the chocolate and the butter together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water
Beat this into the eggs and caster sugar
Mix in the flour and the cinnamon
Stir in the ground almonds
Tip into a 1kg loaf tin and bake for 45-50 mins


If you want to ice the loaf, you could use a mixture of;

15g butter
15g cocoa powder
50g caster sugar
2tbsp cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Blanched almonds

Heat the butter, cocoa, sugar and cream in a pan until it has all melted and dissolved together
Boil for 8mins
Cool for 10mins
Beat it smooth and spread over the cake
Scatter the almonds on top