Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

Written by Wetta on in Cakes
Servings: 12Cook time: 30 minCalories (per serving): 273 kcal

Ingredients

  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 200 g sugar
  • 125 g butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons of flour
  • 4 capfuls of rum

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, melt the chopped chocolate with the butter over low heat, then let it cool.

  2. Separate the egg yolks from the whites and beat the yolks with the sugar until you have a light, fluffy mixture. Remember to keep the egg whites in the fridge—we’ll need them later!

  3. Add the chocolate to the cream and mix the mixture well.

  4. Then add the flour, and if you like, after mixing the batter well, add the rum (Harrr! )

  5. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Finally, gently fold in the beaten egg whites, stirring with a spatula from the bottom up.

  6. Then pour the mixture into a baking pan that has been buttered and floured, and bake at 180°C for about 30 minutes in a conventional oven.

Chocolate cake is a treat that every child goes crazy for, but adults love it too.

Today I’m sharing a version I’ve adapted to suit adults’ tastes, but it can easily be adjusted for children by omitting the rum; the rest of the recipe remains the same.

I find that rum gives this cake a unique and distinctive aftertaste, and it pairs perfectly with dark chocolate.

I use the bottle cap as my measuring unit for rum. The amount can vary depending on your taste; I use one cap for every egg yolk I put in the cake, so in this case, that’s 4 caps.

All you have to do is try it and let me know what you think by commenting here or on social media!

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