Chocolate Cake

A dish where flour and butter do the work. On the table in about 45 minutes.

Serves 12 · 45 min · Chocolate

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 3½ oz of Flour (or 3/4 cup)
  • 5¼ oz of Butter (or 1/2 cup)
  • 3½ oz of Cocoa (or 3/4 cup)
  • 10⅝ oz of Sugar (or 1 cup)
  • ⅜ cup Coffee
  • 6 Eggs
  • 2 tea spoons of Baking Powder
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 150g (or 1/2 cup) of Butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Melt the sugar with the coffee in a Bain Marie
  2. Break the eggs separate yolks from whites in different containers.
  3. Melt butter in sugar coffee Bain Marie.
  4. Whisk whites 'till they froth.
  5. Pour cocoa into Bain Marie and mix well.
  6. Preheat the oven (180 °C).
  7. Pour the yolks into the Bain Marie, mix well.
  8. Pour the mixture in the Bain Marie into the bowl with the whites.
  9. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the bowl with the whites.
  10. Mix everything in the bowl in a folding manner.
  11. Butter the baking pan and pour in the mixture.
  12. Leave in oven for 45 min. If after 45 min the cake hasn't come away from the sides
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories292
Protein6.0 g
Fat13.6 g
Carbs37.6 g
Fiber1.9 g
Sodium122 mg

Source

based.cooking (community recipes, public domain) — unlicense