Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F) and grease a round pan and flour it.
⚙ 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
Melt the chocolate and margarine in a double boiler and let cool slightly.
Double boiler (bain-marie)orMicrowave
💡In the microwave, melt in short bursts, stirring in between, until the chocolate and margarine are smooth and liquid.
3
Stir the red wine into the melted chocolate.
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Add the sugar to the chocolate and stir until it dissolves, then add the eggs one at a time, stirring constantly, followed by the vanilla.
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Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder over the top, add the salt and Fold gently, just until the batter is smooth.
⚙ FoldingSilicone spatulaSifter
💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there are no streaks: vigorous mixing knocks the air out of the foam. Add whipped mixtures in stages: a quarter first, to lighten the mixture.
💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there's no dry flour: vigorous mixing of a batter with flour develops gluten.
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Pour into the pan.
Round pan
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Bake 35–40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
⚙ BakingOvenRound pan
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
8
Let the cake cool completely.
495calories
7 gprotein
57 gcarbs
25 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 47%● fat 47%
Per serving (137 g), of 8 servings
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Red wine: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 85 kcal per 100 g · More about Red wine →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
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)
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)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
Microwave or Double boiler (bain-marie)· one of them
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