Almond chocolate cake

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This is a lovely, light, chocolate cake.

Mechanic

The beaten eggs and sugar are the only leavening: no flour, no baking powder. Beat until the mixture has tripled in volume and gone very pale; this is what lifts the cake. Ground almonds give it structure and a dense, fudgy crumb. Don’t overbake: the skewer test fails here. You want the crust firm and the interior still moist.

Never-fail chocolate cake

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This is the chocolate cake of my childhood, but using a more nuanced technique.

Mechanic

About 1:3.6 cocoa to flour by weight (75 g to 270 g). The fat combination (butter for flavour, oil for lasting moisture) outperforms either alone. One-bowl method: wet into dry. The batter is intentionally thin. Bake to touch, not skewer.

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Almond chocolate cake

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Never-fail chocolate cake

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