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Awaken your sweet tooth with these chocolate cake recipes

The classic chocolate cake

Easy to make with children, this recipe for 6 people requires less than 15 minutes of preparation. Ingredients needed:
– 200g dark chocolate and sugar
– 100g flour
– 120g butter (semi-salted)
– 4 eggs
– 1 sachet yeast.
First of all, turn on your oven at 180°C. After melting the chocolate (in the microwave or bain-marie for the bravest), add the butter. At the same time, mix the other ingredients in a bowl and pour the chocolate once the dough is homogeneous. Once everything is well mixed, pour the preparation into a previously buttered and floured dish. Cooking lasts about 25 min., depending on whether you prefer it tender or firm (check with the blade of a knife).

The vegan recipe with chocolate and puffed rice

For 8 people, you will need a loaf pan and:
– 350g flour (preferably wholegrain)
– 100g dark chocolate
– 40g cornflour
– 120g of rapadura sugar (rich in mineral salts and vitamins)
– 100g of ground hazelnut
– 80g of vegetable butter (sunflower or coconut)
– a few drops of extract of vanilla
– 1 sachet of yeast
– 40cl of soy cream
– 80g of puffed rice
– 2 tbsp. tbsp vegetable oil
– icing sugar for garnish.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. On one side melt the chocolate and butter and on the other mix the cornstarch, flour, hazelnut, sugar and yeast. Add the oil, vanilla, cream and melted chocolate and mix well. Once the dough is homogeneous, add the puffed rice, mix again. Pour the preparation into the dish and cook for 25 minutes. Once cooked, decorate with icing sugar.

Express chocolate cake

For 8 people, you will need:
– 125g of dark chocolate
– 100g of sugar
– 100g of semi-salted butter
– 3 eggs
– 50g of flour
– 2 tbsp. heavy cream
– 1/4 sachet of yeast.
In the microwave, melt the chocolate for 1min, then add the butter and reheat for 1min. Next, mix the other ingredients and add the chocolate to the butter. To facilitate unmolding, place a sheet of parchment paper at the bottom of the dish (non-metallic!). 5 min maximum power and you're done!