Chocolate cake


Chocolate cake
A traditional-style recipe for a moist chocolate cake with plenty of chocolate flavour.
79 K 4.1/5 (16 reviews)
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Last modified on: December 25th 2015
For 1 cake, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 6 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
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Stage 1 - 2 min.
Chocolate cake
Melt 90 g butter and set aside. Sieve together 90 g flour, 10 g baking powder and 40 g powdered cocoa.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Chocolate cake
In a bowl, beat together 3 eggs, 120 g brown sugar and 10 g vanilla sugar with a whisk.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Chocolate cake
Pour the sugar-egg mixture into the flour, add the melted butter, 50 g cream and mix thoroughly.

Stage 4 - 30 min.
Chocolate cake
Pour the mixture into a mould or tin and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Stage 5 - 40 min.
Chocolate cake
Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Bake for about 40 minutes. Check towards the end of the cooking time, as the cake should not be allowed to overcook and dry out.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
If you are a real chocolate lover, you can add chocolate chips to the mixture.

[Translator's note: the French have adopted the English term "cake" specifically for long, loaf-shaped cakes, like the typical fruit cake. But French "cakes" come in savoury versions, too!].
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic film.
Source: Based on recipe by Jean-Luc Poujauran.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=10 %260 RDI=20 %120 RDI=20 %2,060 RDI=100 %8,630 RDI: 100 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=3 %50 RDI=4 %20 RDI=3 %370 RDI=20 %1,540 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 2.30 €

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  • I did the recipe without cream, taste perfect just to let you know.
    Posted by Yann december 26th 2015 at 02:54 n° 4
  • Hello,

    You're right, small translation error, now corrected.
    Thank you for saying.
    Posted by jh december 25th 2015 at 19:52 n° 3
  • Hello,

    You listed cream in the ingredient list, but you don't use it.
    Is it normal ?
    Regards
    Posted by Yann december 25th 2015 at 16:02 n° 2
  • The bread is fantastic! No to sweet and very moist.
    Posted by Berenice june 18th 2015 at 04:46 n° 1

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