DÖ’s Café Chocolate Cake

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DÖ sold forty pieces on the first day in the café, each for 1.50 euros. Afterwards Döalien worked out for him that only 40 cents of each piece really stays with the company. Everyone liked it anyway: dark, moist and without any icing.

So schwer: leicht · So lange: 20 minutes + 60 minutes baking · So viel: 25 cm loaf tin, about 16 pieces · Das machst du: weigh, stir

Das kommt rein

  • 200 g soft butter, plus a little for the tin
  • 200 g sugar
  • 1 sachet vanilla sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 eggs (medium)
  • 220 g plain flour
  • 50 g baking cocoa
  • 1 sachet baking powder
  • 150 ml milk
  • 100 g dark chocolate, melted

Das brauchst du

loaf tin (25 cm), mixing bowl, hand mixer, spatula, wooden skewer.

So wird’s gemacht

  1. Take the butter and eggs out of the fridge 30 minutes beforehand. Preheat the oven to 175 °C conventional heat. Grease the tin and dust it with flour.
  2. Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt for 3 minutes until pale and creamy.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time and stir each in for about 30 seconds. Stir in the melted chocolate.
  4. Mix the flour, cocoa and baking powder. Stir in briefly, alternating with the milk.
  5. Fill the batter into the tin and smooth the top.
  6. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes (Adults). Do the skewer test after 50 minutes.
  7. Let it rest in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn it out and let it cool on a rack.

DÖs Tipp: Leftover cake is perfect for Döalien’s antenna lollies.

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