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150g softened butter + 2 tablespoons
150g sifted icing sugar
4 free range organic eggs, separated
150g dark chocolate, melted
50g almond flour
125g self-raising flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
125g milk chocolate
40g butter
1 tablespoon honey
raspberries and/or whipped cream
Today we bake an airy double chocolate cake, tomorrow it's the Fourth of July and then we like to have something deliciouw with our afternoon tea. Because chocolate and raspberries are a wonderful combination, we garnish with raspberries. To make the cake even more decadent, we also add whipped cream. After all it's the Fourth of July tomorrow :)) (The spring form is 20 cm in diameter).
How to make the double chocolate cake
Preheat the oven to 180°C
Grease the baking tin and clamp baking paper.
Chop the dark chocolate finely, put in a heatproof bowl.
Melt the chocolate on a pan of boiling water.
Remove the chocolate from the heat, stir quickly smooth.
Allow the chocolate to cool for 15 minutes and meanwhile start on the batter
Place the butter into the mixer.
Sieve in the icing sugar, mix until creamy.
Seperate an egg and add the yolk.
Mix the egg yolk into the butter mixture and save the egg white
Repeat until all 4 yolks are incorperated.
Beat until the batter is very airy and smooth.
Then fold the chocolate into the batter.
Beat in almond flour, flour and baking powder.
Set the cake batter aside and clean the mixing bowl.
Beat the 4 egg whites stiff.
Stiff but not too dry.
Add 2 heaped tablespoons to the batter.
Fold all egg whites into the batter.
Spoon the batter into the spring form.
Bake the cake 40 - 45 minutes.
Meanwhile chop the milk chocolate.
Place the milk chocolate in a fireproof bowl and melt it again au bain marie
Add the butter and honey.
Stir removed from the heat.
Pour the chocolate on top.
Pipe the cream around the cake.
Place raspberries on top and let the chocolate set.
Cut the chocolate cake in triangles and pipe on cream.
Extra delicious with coffee OR tea!
Happy Fourth to everyone!