How To Make Chocolate And Almond Cake
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How To Make Chocolate And Almond Cake
- Serves:
- 9
- Preparation Time:
- 30 minutes
- Cooking Time:
- 25 minutes
- Total Time:
- 55 minutes
- Oven Temperature:
- 180° c - 360° f
Step 1: You will need
- 260 g dark chocolate, chopped
- 260 g butter, cut into cubes
- 4 eggs
- 260 g sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- 320 g flour
- 100 g ground almonds
- 35 g sliced almonds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 spring form baking pan 26cm wide, lined with greaseproof paper
- 1 bowl
- 1 saucepan
- 1 mixer with the whisk attachment
- 1 rubber spatula
- 1 sieve
- 1 wooden skewer
Preheat the oven to 180ÂșC or gas mark 4.
Step 3: Melt the chocolate and butter
Bring a saucepan of water, about 1 third full to a gentle simmer.
Then rest a bowl on top, add the chocolate, followed by the butter and leave them to melt.
Mix while melting to make sure the ingredients combine.
When they've melted completely, remove the bowl from the heat.
Step 4: Whisk the eggs
One by one break the eggs into the mixing bowl discarding the shells as you go along.
Then add the sugar followed by the vanilla and whisk together at a high speed for about 3 minutes.
When the egg mix has doubled in volume, stop whisking.
Step 5: Fold the eggs into the chocolate
Pour the egg mixture into the chocolate and mix together thoroughly
then transfer it into a bigger bowl if necessary for the other ingredients to fit.
Step 6: Add the remaining ingredients
First, sift in the flour, then the teaspoon of baking powder
and make sure they're well mixed.
Then add the ground almonds and the sliced almonds and mix thoroughly.
Step 7: Bake
Pour the mixture into the lined baking pan
then place it on the central shelf in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Just before the time is up, insert a wooden skewer into the cake to see if it is ready. If it comes out clean then it is fully baked.
Step 8: Remove the bake
When the cake is ready remove it from the oven and leave it to cool.
Sprinkle a little caster sugar over the top for the finishing touch and serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint.
Tips & Comments
can I use milk chocolate?
i have followed the instructions as mentioned in the video but my cake remains soft in the centre....why is this so...pls explain.
only a few days i suppose unless it is in the fridge
can anyone tell me how long does the cake keep after making it.