Several years ago, an Italian lady gave me her wonderful chocolate cake recipe. This cake is one of my favourites because its texture is lighter than a brownie but fudgier than a normal cake. What's more, this cake is super quick and easy to make!
As Valentine's Day is coming up, this cake could be a decadent treat for a loved one (or yourself)! After all, the way to this girl's heart is through her stomach...
Ingredients- 4 eggs separated into eggs and whites
- 4 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp self raising flour
- 100g butter
- 200g dark chocolate
- icing sugar for dusting
Method
1. Stir the yolks and sugar in a bowl.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter either over a bain-marie or in the microwave in 20 second bursts until melted.
3. Mix the melted chocolate and a spoonful of flour with the egg yolks and sugar.
4. Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until you get soft peaks.
5. Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
6. Pour the cake mixture into a greased and lined tin. If you are going for a Valentines theme, I used a heart shaped cake tin but you could always cut the cake into a heart.
8. Once the cake has cooled, dust with icing sugar.
9. Try really hard not to eat the cake all in one go!
This looks so delicious! Everyone has a soulmate in chocolate cake x
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