Author: Shahina Mohamed Ashraf
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup hazelnut flour*
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup processed cocoa powder sifted
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- melted chocolate (for cake pops)
- chocolate sprinkles/ chocolate chips etc for decor
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 F, grease round baking pans and dust with cocoa powder. Line bottoms with parchment.
- Place all dry ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Stir to combine.
- In a medium bowl whisk all wet ingredients (pour hot water in slowly while whisking as not to cook the eggs).
- Add wet ingredients to dry and mix on medium for 2-3 mins. Batter will be very thin.
- Pour evenly into prepared pans. I used a kitchen scale to ensure the batter is evenly distributed.
- Bake until a cake tester comes out mostly clean, a total of 30-35 mins.
- Cut out the middle part of the cake and make some cake pops using it.
- Coat the cake pops with chocolate. Decorate according to your preference.
- Place those cake-pops in the center of the cake. And decorate the cake with your favorite chocolates/ sprinkles/chocolate chips.
M&M CHOCOLATE COOKIE CAKE
INGREDIENTS
- 115 grams (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 50 grams (1/4 cup) caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 210 grams (1 and 1/2 cup) plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 40 grams (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
- 75 grams (1/2 cup) dark or milk chocolate, chopped
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) M&M’s, plus extra for decorating
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 180 C (360 F). Grease and line a round cake tin. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add vanilla extract and egg and continue to beat until soft and creamy.
- Sift in the flour, baking soda and cocoa powder. Gently mix until cookie dough comes together. Throw in the M&M’s and chocolate and fold through. Place the dough into your prepared tin and spread out as even as possible.
- Place in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Try not to overcook as you want it soft and gooey in the middle. Decorate the cake top with your favorite M&Ms .Leave to cool before slicing and serving.
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