Chocolate cardamom and pistachio cake

2lb loaf tin greased & lined

175g golden caster sugar

175g softened butter

1tsp vanilla extract

3 medium eggs

2tsp cardamom powder

140g plain flour

1tsp bicarbonate soda

1/2tsp baking powder

85 g ground almonds

4tbs coco powder

100ml milk

1tbs Greek yoghurt

70g dark chocolate & pistachio bar cut into fine chunks ( plus extra grated for the top) OR plain dark chocolate and a couple tbs of chopped pistachios..

1 Handful of pistachios finely chopped for decoration

50g dark chocolate ( for drizzling)

Pinch Seasalt

Water ( warm)

Preheat oven to 160 170c.

Beat the sugar & softened butter til white and fluffy add the eggs one at a time, then the cardamom vanilla and sifted coco, flour almonds baking powder and bicarbonate milk and yoghurt . Fold in the chopped chocolate then pour into a tin. Sprinkle with a little more grated chocolate and bake 45-50 mins til a skewer comes out clean from the middle. ( for an Aga- sit in a runner on the floor of the baking oven with the cold plate 2 runners above, turn half way through baking . Allow to cool on a cake rack

drizzle melt the chocolate add a pinch of Seasalt carefully drizzle in warm water and mix ( it'll sieze at first just keep adding water til loosened ) drizzle on cooled cake and sprinkle with crushed pistachios