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Moist Chocolate Cake
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Moist Chocolate Cake – Pareve version

A moist, rich chocolate cake with ganache — the perfect recipe for any occasion. The secret: hot coffee that boosts the chocolate flavor. Pareve version: Unsweetened soy milk, Margarine, Dark chocolate (dairy-free) and Coconut cream.

⏱ 55 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian
Versions:Original🌱 Vegan⚖ Pareve🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F) and grease two round pans 22 cm in diameter.
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl and add the sugar and salt.
    SifterBowl
  3. 3
    Add the eggs, unsweetened soy milk, oil and vanilla and beat 2 minutes.
    Whisk
  4. 4
    Add the boiling water and stir. The batter is thin, and that's fine.
    💡The boiling water blooms the cocoa and deepens the flavor, and the thin batter makes an especially moist cake.
  5. 5
    Divide between the pans and bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    OvenRound pan
  6. 6
    Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a bowl.
    KnifeCutting boardBowl
  7. 7
    Heat the coconut cream until just about to boil and pour over the chocolate. Wait a minute without touching.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  8. 8
    Stir gently from the center outward, until you get a smooth, glossy coconut cream.
    💡Stir gently from the center outward: vigorous stirring beats in air, and the ganache loses its shine.
  9. 9
    Add the margarine and stir until it melts.
  10. 10
    Let the cakes cool, stack one on the other and pour the ganache over the top.
778calories
9 gprotein
78 gcarbs
48 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 40%● fat 55%

Per serving (230 g), of 8 servings

To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (9) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Round pan · Also works: Springform pan (None) · Square pan (None)
  • Sifter · Also works: Fine sieve (None) · Whisk (Whisk the dry ingredients well instead of sifting)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

🧩 Built from…

Ganache → Moist Chocolate Cake

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