Martin Leslie's
Chessboard cake
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- Bake type: Cakes
- Made in: Ryder
- Skill level: Hard
- Time taken: Over 4 hours
About this Bake
This is a sweet moist chocolate cake to trick the eye into thinking "is it a chessboard or a cake?"
Top tip
Flip the cake over so the bottom becomes the top.