Monday, August 11, 2008

hazelnut choco cake

i made this cake yesterday since it was my dad's name's day, san lorenzo.. traditionally the night of the 10th of august should be the best for falling stars watching. too bad yesterday here the sky was not that clear ehehe well anyway i could see my annual amount of falling stars last week in agrigento :)


hazelnut choco cake
100g butter (softened)
120g caster sugar
2eggs
220g dark chocolate
1tbsp orange blossom flavor
50g hazelnut flour
220g wheat flour
2tbsp dark cocoa
baking powder
250ml milk

cocoa sauce:
50g dark cocoa
30g caster sugar
200ml milk

mix baking powder, hazelnut flour and dark cocoa, set aside. whip bitter with sugar, add eggs one by one and orange blossom flavor. whisk in milk, add hazelnut flour mixture and sifted wheat flour, mixing well. stir in dark chocolate, melted and cooled.
pour the batter in a baking tin and bake for 40-45min in preheated oven at 180°C.

prepare the cocoa sauce: mix well cocoa and sugar, stir in milk and heat till the sauce starts to boil. let cool and spread onto the cake.

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