Chocolate Chip Tea Cake

Chocolate Chip Tea Cake

Prep Time ~20 mins	Cooking Time ~ 50 mins
Approx Cost ~ £4.25	Difficulty ~ Easy
Freeze ~ Yes	Serves ~ 6 - 8

Tip ~ If you do not like dark chocolate, substitute with milk chocolatechips, they are equally as good.

Ingredients

90g butter

110g unrefined golden caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

220ml sour cream

1 egg, lightly beaten

220g self raising flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

100g dark chocolate chips

Method

Preheat the oven to 190C, Gas Mark 5.

• Line a 450g loaf tin with baking parchment and set aside.
• Start to melt the butter in a saucepan. When it is half melted, remove from the heat and stir until fully melted. Stir in the sugar, vanilla extract, sour cream and egg.
• Sieve the flour and baking powder together, then add to the wet mix and stir until just blended.
• Fold in the chocolate chips, and then pour the batter into the lined loaf tin.
• Bake for 45 - 50 minutes until the cake springs back when lightly pressed in the centre.