Cakes & Pastries

Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake
  • For : 4 servings
  • Time : 1h 10
  • Difficulty : easy

For this recipe, you need :

  • 60 g powdered cocoa
  • 200 g butter
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 200 g flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 5 g baking powder
  • 150 g candied fruits (optional)
  • 10 cl cointreau
  • 1 pinch salt

Technical Stages :

  • Macerate the candied fruit in the cointreau.
  • Sift the flour along with cocoa and the baking powder.
  • Cream the softened butter with the sugar.
  • Add the eggs one at the time.
  • Add the cocoa/flour mixture and mix well.
  • At last, add the marinated candied fruit.
  • Pour the dough in a cake mold that was previously buttered and floured.
  • Bake in hot oven 180°C for 55 minutes.
  • When finished, check that the cake is ready using a knife. To do so, stick the knife in the cake, if the blade comes out clean, the cake is ready.
  • Remove from the mold and leave to cool on a grid.
  • Serve with crème anglaise.
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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Candied fruit cubesCandied fruit cubes 8.80 Euro
Automatic flour sieveAutomatic flour sieve 13.00 Euro
Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 35 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 35 cm 32.10 Euro
Stainless Steel whisk 35 cmStainless Steel whisk 35 cm 12.80 Euro
Rectangular cake tin 30 x 10 cmRectangular cake tin 30 x 10 cm   Special offer   21.00 Euro 18.00 Euro
Stamped cake mould 26 x 9,5 cmStamped cake mould 26 x 9,5 cm 13.40 Euro
Cakes Salés/SucrésCakes Salés/Sucrés 6.80 Euro
Cakes Salés et Sucrés des 3 ChefsCakes Salés et Sucrés des 3 Chefs 38.80 Euro
Sophie's cakesSophie's cakes   Special offer   25.00 Euro 23.75 Euro
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