INGREDIENTS
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Makes 2 loaf cakes
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Ingredients
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Makes 2 loaf cakes
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For dough
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4 ¼ cups all purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
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½ cup sugar
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2 teaspoons fast rising active dry yeast
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grated zest of 1 small lemon
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3 extra-large eggs
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½ cup water
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½ teaspoon salt
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⅔ cup (about 1 ½ sticks) butter, at room temperature
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Canola or sunflower oil, for greasing
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For chocolate filling
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½ cup confectioners’ sugar
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⅓ cup best-quality cocoa powder
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4 ½ ounces dark chocolate, melted
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½ cup butter, melted
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1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
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2 tablespoons superfine sugar
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For syrup
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⅔ cup Water
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1 ¼ cup sugar