Mmmmmmm Chocolate
Opened up the box of strawberries to top this little chocloate cake and the first one was kinda funky and mushy so I just tossed it across the kitchen into the sink for two points and it splattered so nicely I had to take a pic.
I halved the recipe below and made three little cakes, one for each of us. I’m adding a little salt to the recipe below because the cake came out tasting diet or vegan if you know what I mean. I’ve had vegan cakes that tasted wonderful so don’t get me wrong it just tasted a little bland. Although no one was turning it down so we’ll just leave it at that.
Chocolate Cake
From the book A colorful cookbook – Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros. A book full of beautiful photographs and tasty recipes.
- Ingredients
- 13 T. butter
- 1/3 c. semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 c. superfine sugar, I used unrefined brown
- 1 c. all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. sea salt
- 4 T. milk
- Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9 1/2 inch spring form pan. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Then add the cocoa and chips and stir until melted then remove from heat and set aside. Whip egg whites until creamy stiff and set aside. Whip yolks in another bowl until foamy then beat in sugar. Slowly start adding the warm chocolate mixture into the egg yolks and sugar while beating. Then sift in the flour, baking powder and sea salt mixture and mix well. Add milk and mix until smooth. Gently fold in the egg whites until completely incorporated trying to keep everything as fluffy as you possibly can. Pour into pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting.
Chocolate Frosting
From the book A colorful cookbook – Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros. A book full of beautiful photographs and tasty recipes.
- Ingredients
- 5 1/2 T. unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 c. confectioners sugar
- 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 T. milk
- 2 heaping t. honey
- Preparation
Whip the butter and the sugar together then add in the cocoa powder and whip. Add the milk and honey and whip until smooth. I think I almost doubled the frosting but hey, I like frosting.