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Victorian Chocolate Cake

anamado
By: anamado
Posted 08/31/09 • Last updated 02/28/09 • 324 views • 3 comments

Posted by anamado

This is by far, my favorite cake. Though I took it from a Portuguese book, the author referred it as being an old English Victorian recipe. The recipe is not in cups. Very moist but firm. Better the day after.

Victorian Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

  • 200g of chocolate (take a piece for the topping, like 40g) 100g flour 1 teaspoon baking powder (optional but better) 250g sugar 125g butter 6 eggs

Instructions

  1. I start by heating the oven and putting inside a bowl with the butter and chocolate. Then I beat the egg whites until picks are formed and let them aside.
  2. Beat very well the yolks with sugar, then mix the melted butter and chocolate. Once it's all very well mixed, fold in egg whites and flour.
  3. Not very hot oven (160ºC / 325ºF ), until the stick comes out clean.
  4. Take it from the pan and spread on top the rest of the chocolate melted with a table spoon of butter.
  5. Very moist but firm. Better the day after.

Comments (3)

stampinron 5/7/10 at 7:54pm
How much batter does this make? Can you fill 2, 8inch pans?
anamado 6/21/10 at 5:28pm
I usually bake it on a 12 inch pan
YO45 3/19/11 at 3:50pm
How long do you usually bake for??
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