Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Chocolate Cake


This recipe is one of the fantastic desserts that my friend Paulo always take to dinners at my place (of course his mother is the author :)). Thank you Paulo :)

You will need:

1) For the cake:
  • 1 cup chocolate powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 cups white flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 5 eggs
(cup = tea cup)

2) For the sauce:
  • 10 spoons of milk
  • 5 table spoons chocolate powder
  • 3 table spoons sugar
  • 2 table spoons butter
Now:
  1. Pre heat your oven 180 degrees and grease a cake form.
  2. Beat the eggs and the sugar until thick (it will look pale and moussey)
  3. Continue mixing adding in this order: the oil, the water, the chocolate and the flour (with the baking powder mixed in).
  4. Pour into the form and bake for 30-35 min (the top of the cake should be firm, you can test if its cooked with a toothpick. Just insert it into the middle of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cake is done.)
For the sauce:
  1. Put all ingredients into a pan and mix everything (if you think the mixture looks too thick add a bit more of milk)
  2. Heat the mixture until hot
To finish: make some small holes in your cake (use a fork or a tooth pick) and cover with the sauce (this process should be done with both the cake and sauce hot).

Enjoy! (I like to eat it with a lot of whiped cream :))

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