Chocolate cake
At a glance
| Serves: | 8 |
| Prep time: | 10 minutes |
| Cook time: | 25 minutes |
| Total time: | 35 minutes |
| Meal type: | Dessert |
| Allergy list: | Egg, Milk, Soy, Tree Nuts |
| Misc: | Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion: | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Formal Party |
| Region: | Worldwide |
| Description: | A light, moist, rich tasting chocolate cake |
| From blog: | GetMeCooking blog |
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Please note: only the ingredient list has been updated, you will need to allow for different cooking times, temperatures and quantities in each step.
Ingredients
- 10.5oz dark chocolate (Broken into pieces)
- 5.3oz unsalted butter
- 6 medium eggs
- 1.8oz caster sugar
Optional
- 1 handful icing sugar (To sprinkle over the cake)
Directions
Step 1
Line a 20cm round cake tin with greaseproof paper.
Step 2
Melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.
Step 3
Whisk the egg yolks with two tablespoons of sugar.
Stir in the melted chocolate.
Add the remaining sugar to the egg whites and whip. Then add this to the chocolate mixture and stir.
Step 4
Pour the mixture into the cake tin.
Step 5
Place in the middle tray of a pre-heated oven at 180ºC / 350ºF / gas mark 4 for 20 minutes.
Remove and leave to cool for 5 minutes
Step 6
Turn over and place on a plate.
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