Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in
Cake Recipes
Portuguese Chocolate & Coffee Cake
This Portuguese chocolate and coffee cake recipe (receita de bolo de chocolate com café) makes a moist and delicious cake.
| Preparation time | 15 min |
| Cooking Time | 50 min |
| Ready In | 1 h 5 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
Dough:3/4 cup of milk chocolate1 cup of butter1 cup of sugar5 eggs1 cup of flour5 tablespoons of coffee liqueurIcing:1/2 cup of milk chocolate1/2 cup of heavy cream2 tablespoons of coffee liqueurGarnish:Heavy cream beaten with sugar (to taste) Chopped toasted almonds (to taste)
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Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350180°F.
Dough:
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave with the butter remove and add the coffee liqueur.
- Beat the eggs with the sugar until they form a foam, add the chocolate mixture and mix well.
- Finally, add the flour.
- Pour the dough into a round bottom cake form (about 22cm in diameter), lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes (do the toothpick test to see if it's ready).
- Unmold either while warm or cold.
Topping:
- Bring the chocolate and cream to a boil until the chocolate melts (keep stirring).
- Add the coffee liqueur and stir until smooth, remove and let it cool until it thickens, before pouring it over the cake.
- When the cake is cold, pour the lukewarm chocolate over the top of the cake and decorate it with the almonds.
- Serve with the cream on the side.
Recipe & Photo Credit: cozinhadazana.blogspot.pt *
Posted by: Eddy
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