Everyone's Favourite Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Cake
Discover a simple, allergy-friendly recipe for this favourite chocolate cake. Rich and moist, this chocolate cake can be easily made gluten-free and dairy-free. Try it today and make it your new favorite!
Equipment
- 1 heavy bottomed saucepan
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 round or ring-shaped cake tin
Ingredients
- 200 g dessert chocolate (dairy-free if necessary)
- 250 g butter (or dairy-free margarine)
- 4 eggs
- 160 g sugar
- 110 g plain (all-purpose) flour (gluten-free if necessary)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (fan) and grease cake tin.
- Melt the chocolate and butter (or margarine) slowly together over a low heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Do not stir until everything has melted, and remove immediately from heat.
- Leave to cool for around 10 mins.
- Add 1 egg at a time, beating thoroughly after each egg.
- Beat in the sugar.
- Add the flour, baking powder and salt and beat thoroughly, making sure there are no lumps.
- Pour into a 25cm diameter round (or ring) cake tin.
- Put into the middle of the oven and bake for 18-23 mins depending on the size and shape of your cake tin.
- The cake is done when the centre is set (not liquid) but still soft.
- Leave to cool and remove the cake from the tin while the cake is still warm.
Notes
Serve warm or cold with a dollop of crème fraîche, crème anglaise, whipped cream or simply by itself.