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Moist chocolate cake

A moist, loaf-shaped cake with all the chocolate flavour that comes from a double dose: melted chocolate and cocoa powder.

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Last modified on: December 30^th 2018

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For 1 cake, you will need:

1 ¹⁄₃ cup butter
2 ²⁄₃ cup dark chocolate
3 ½ cup liquid cream
4 ¾ cup egg ( How to... )
5 ²⁄₃ cup caster sugar
6 1 tablespoon Vanilla sugar
7 ½ cup ground almonds
8 ²⁄₃ cup flour
9 1 tablespoon powdered cocoa
10 1 teaspoon baking powder

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	50 min.	1 hour 11 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Put ¹⁄₃ cup butter and ²⁄₃ cup dark chocolate into a bowl over a bain-marie.

The ideal chocolate to use is chips or buttons that melt rapidly, but if you are using a slab, break it into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

When the butter and chocolate have both melted, mix with a soft spatula until smooth and evenly mixed.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add ½ cup liquid cream, mix well and remove from the heat.

Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 4 - 4 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: ¾ cup egg, ²⁄₃ cup caster sugar, 1 tablespoon Vanilla sugar and ½ cup ground almonds.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Beat until evenly mixed.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Sieve together ²⁄₃ cup flour, 1 tablespoon powdered cocoa and 1 teaspoon baking powder.

Stage 7 - 4 min.

Tip these dry ingredients into the sugar and egg mixture, mix well, then add the melted butter and chocolate. Mix again.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Pour the mixture into a buttered tin or non-stick mould.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

If you would like the top of the cake to open up during cooking (like in the photo), dip a soft spatula in a cup of neutral-flavoured oil (groundnut, for example) and mark a groove along the top of the cake.

Stage 10

You can also make little individual cakes.

Stage 11 - 40 min.

Bake for about 40 minutes, turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Stage 12

If you have opted for small cakes, the cooking time will be much shorter.

Stage 13

Look at the lovely split along the top of this cake, the result of "slashing" the top just before it went in the oven.

Remarks

Once the cake batter is made, it can be kept cold until needed. The best way to do this is to pour it into its tin or mould and refrigerate.

You can enrich this cake with lots of other ingredients: dried fruit, toasted nuts, apples or pears - let your imagination lead the way!

Keeping

Several days in a cloth bag.

Source

Based on a recipe from the pastry cooks at the INBP (French professional bakery institute).

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,662 Kcal or 11,145 Kj	46 gr	282 gr	154 gr
133 %	18 %	27 %	23 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
381 Kcal or 1,595 Kj	7 gr	40 gr	22 gr
19 %	3 %	4 %	3 %

Per cake
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,662 Kcal or 11,145 Kj	46 gr	282 gr	154 gr
133 %	18 %	27 %	23 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 1 cake : 3.55 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable clafoutis, Lemon and lime cakes, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Bisto-style canapés, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Amaretti, Pannacotta and blackcurrant crumble, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Apricot jam with vanilla, ... All
	Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to make chocolate chips, Flaky brownie brioche, Viennese Shortbread, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Hot chocolate, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Croque-monsieur complet, ... All

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