Show off your sweeter side with chocolate cake and caramel sauce. Is there a better baked dessert?
Ingredients
- 200g butter, chopped
- 200g dark chocolate, chopped
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1/2 cup malted milk powder
- 1/3 cup almond meal
Salted caramel sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 50g butter, chopped
- 300ml thickened cream
- 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus extra to serve
Method
- Step 1Preheat oven to 170C/150C fan-forced. Grease a 6cm-deep, 22cm round springform pan. Line base and side with 2 layers of baking paper.
- Step 2Place butter and chocolate in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until mixture is smooth and combined. Remove from heat. Stand for 5 minutes.
- Step 3Using an electric mixer, beat yolks, sugar and vanilla for 5 to 6 minutes or until thick and creamy. Gradually beat in chocolate mixture until combined. Add cocoa, flour, milk powder and almond meal. Beat on low speed until just combined.
- Step 4In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until just-firm peaks form. Fold 1/2 the egg white into the chocolate mixture (chocolate mixture will be quite thick at this stage). Fold in remaining egg white. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Place on a baking tray. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until cake is just firm to touch. Cool completely in pan.
- Step 5Make Salted Caramel Sauce: Place sugar, butter and cream in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the sugar is dissolved and mixture is combined. Bring to a simmer. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in salt. Drizzle cake with 1/2 the sauce. Sprinkle with extra sea salt. Serve with remaining sauce and cream or ice-cream.
- Low sodium
- Lower gi
Nutrition
1316 kj
Energy
20.3g
Fat Total
12.4g
Saturated Fat
0.3g
Fibre
3.6g
Protein
72mg
Cholesterol
209mg
Sodium
29.3g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
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- Author: Kim Coverdale
- Image credit: Andrew Young
- Publication: Super Food Ideas
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