Chocolate and red wine cake recipe

Chocolate and Red Wine Cake recipe

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Ingredients

100 g	dark chocolate
250 g	butter
	For the dough:
250 g	flour
10 g	cocoa powder
1 packet(s)	baking powder
250 g	sugar
2 tsp	vanilla extract, 2-3 tsp
4	eggs
100 ml	red wine
150 g	chocolate, chopped
	To soak:
125 ml	red wine
	For the glaze:
200 g	dark chocolate
1 tbsp	oil

Instructions

Chop and melt the chocolate, then leave to cool slightly. Melt the butter and leave to cool slightly.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

For the dough:
Combine the flour and the cocoa powder and sieve into a bowl. Add the vanilla extract and the sugar. Stir in the red wine, the eggs, the melted butter and the melted chocolate. Seal the bowl with a lid and strongly shake the bowl until all ingredients are well mixed. Mix in the chopped chocolate.

Divide the dough on a greased baking tray and flatten. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.

Transfer the baking tray on a wire rack and immediately drizzle the red wine over the cake. Leave to cool.

For the glaze:
Chop the chocolate and place together with the oil in a small saucepan. Heat gently, stirring, until the chocolate has melted an is well combined with the oil. Evenly divide the chocolate glaze on the cake. Garnish with a fork, drawing lines in the chocolate. Leave to set.

Preparation time:
ca. 25 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 25 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a