Chocoladecake tres chocolat

Deze chocoladecake heb ik op de blog Like a Strawberry Milk gevonden: superlekker!

Le cake très chocolat

serves 8-10

for the cake
200g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
50g cocoa powder
275g caster sugar
a pinch of maldon sea salt
175g butter
2 eggs
175g chocolate, melted
80g double cream
125g boiling water

for the syrup
one tsp cocoa powder
125g water
100g caster sugar

for the topping
25g dark chocolate, grated

Preheat the oven to 170°C. Generously butter one large loaf tin and line with baking paper, making sure to cut it above the rim.

Put the flour, baking soda, cocoa, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, melted chocolate and double cream into a bowl, and mix with a wooden spoon until smooth. Slowly incoporate the boiling water and pour the batter into the prepared tin. Now, depemdonding on the size of your tin you might have a bit extra. Just bake it along with the monster cake in a little bowl.

Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until a small knife inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Put the syrup ingredients of cocoa, water and sugar into a small saucepan, and boil for approximately five minutes, until thickened.

When the syrup is ready, pierce the cake a few times using a skewer or a long match, and pour the syrup as evenly as possible over the cake. Let the cake cool down in its tin before removing from the tin (using the excess baking paper as handles) and place it on your serving plate.

Sprinkle with grated chocolate. And slice the cake away.

Tips: ik heb bruine basterdsuiker gebruikt voor nog meer kleur en smaak. De soda kun je bij toko's kopen.