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Chocolate espresso cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate espresso cake

8 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 8 openrecipes

Cook this indulgent chocolate and almond cake so that it is just firm, but still a little squidgy on the inside. Delicious with a dollop of whipped cream and a sweet espresso sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

897
Calories
22g
Protein
33g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 185g/6½oz butter
  • 185g/6½oz dark chocolate
  • 340g/11¾oz caster sugar
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 140g/5oz ground almonds
  • 200g/7oz self-raising flour
  • 250ml/9fl oz hot strong espresso, sweetened with 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • whipped cream

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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