Tip: Replace the feta with mozzarella and add a few chopped basil leaves. |
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MOIST RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE | EN |
Ingredients (for 8 people): 200 g good quality plain chocolate - 150 g caster sugar - 125 g plain flour - | |
125 g softened butter - 4 eggs – 200 ml liquid cream (whipping cream) - 100 g ground almonds (optio- |
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nal) - 1 sachet vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional) - 11g baking powder - 1 pinch salt - |
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24cm loose bottom |
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Preheat the oven to 180 °C. In a bain marie or in the microwave oven, melt the chocolate cut into pieces |
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with 3 tablespoons of water. While stirring, add a tablespoon of the butter to give a smooth chocolate |
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mixture. Allow to cool. Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Set the egg whites aside. Put the egg |
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yolks, melted chocolate, cream, sugar, vanilla sugar, ground almonds and the rest of the butter in the |
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stainless steel bowl fitted with the mixer and the lid. Run on speed 1 for 20 seconds to mix. Increase |
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to speed 2 and incorporate the flour mixed with baking powder through the opening in the lid. Allow |
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the appliance to run for around two minutes until a smooth dough is obtained. Set aside in a large |
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bowl. Put the egg whites and the pinch of salt in the cleaned stainless steel bowl fitted with the balloon |
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whisk. Whisk the whites on speed 5 for one and |
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seconds. Using a spatula, carefully incorporate the beaten egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Pour |
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into a buttered, floured cake tin. Cook in the oven at 180 °C for 25 minutes. |
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Tip: This cake is delicious served with crème anglaise or scoops of vanilla ice cream. |
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