Recipe: Chocolate Cake

Name: Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4.4 oz (125 g) of flour; 4.4 oz (125 g) of butter; 8.75 oz (250 g) of sugar; 1 bar of dark chocolate (approximately 7 oz (200 g)); 4 eggs; 1/2 packet of baking powder

By ivan 4.9/5 (39 reviews) · 🍳 19 made it

Prep 15 min

Cook 40 min

Total 55 min

Servings 6 serv.

Ingredients for 6 servings

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servings

4.4 oz (125 g) of flour
4.4 oz (125 g) of butter
8.75 oz (250 g) of sugar
1 bar of dark chocolate (approximately 7 oz (200 g))
4 eggs
1/2 packet of baking powder

Step-by-step directions

1 Preheat the oven to 355°F (180°c) (gas mark 6).

2 Gently melt the chocolate in a saucepan over a bain-marie.

3 Remove from heat, add the butter, flour and baking powder.

4 In a bowl, whisk your egg yolks, sugar and a little water then incorporate into the chocolate mixture.

5 whip the four egg whites until stiff peaks form, energetically mix two tablespoons of your whites with the chocolate then gently fold in the rest by lifting and cutting with a spatula.

6 Pour everything into a buttered mold with high edges (or Teflon or Flexipan), and place in the oven, for approximately 35 minutes.
You can add powdered sugar or melted chocolate to decorate the top of the cake.