Soft Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 150 g Bittersweet dark chocolate
• 20 g Milk
• 150 g Butter (Softened)
• 100 g Caster sugar
• 3 Eggs (Add one at a time)
• 100 g T45 flour
• 0.5 sachet Baking powder
• 15 g Unsweetened cocoa powder
• Butter for the pan (For greasing the pan)
• Flour for the pan (For dusting the pan and removing the excess)

Steps

1. 1

   Gently melt the bittersweet dark chocolate with the milk in a bain-marie, stirring constantly until the chocolate has melted.

2. 2

   Add the softened butter to the melted chocolate and mix until smooth and lump-free.

3. 3

   Remove from the heat, pour the mixture into a mixing bowl, then add the caster sugar.

4. 4

   Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, until the mixture is smooth and homogeneous.

5. 5

   In a separate bowl, mix the T45 flour, baking powder, and unsweetened cocoa powder.

6. 6

   Add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture and stir until the batter is smooth.

7. 7

   Butter a 26 cm-diameter pan, dust it with flour, then remove the excess flour.

8. 8

   Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 170 °C for 25 minutes.

9. 9

   While the cake is still warm, carefully remove it from the pan. Then let it cool before serving.

Notes

The butter and flour for preparing the pan are necessary, but their quantities are not specified. Vanilla ice cream is suggested as an accompaniment but is not included in the ingredient list.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cake
• chocolate
• baked
• homemade
• vegetarian