Chocolate-Date Cake with Chocolate Sticky Toffee Glaze
Ready in : 45 mins
Chocolate-Date Cake with Chocolate Sticky Toffee Glaze might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 21 and costs 94 cents per serving. One serving contains 282 calories, 3g of protein, and 13g of fat. 15 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. If you have water, salt, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 22%.
Ingredients
water
1 cup
medjool dates
330 gr
medjool dates
100 gr
brandy
3 tablespoons
strong-brewed coffee
2 tablespoons
dutch-process cocoa powder
4 tablespoons
flour
1.5 cups
salt
0.75 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon
butter
9 tablespoons
dark-brown sugar
120 gr
eggs
3 large
baking soda
1 teaspoons
bittersweet chocolate
5 ounces
butter
3.5 tablespoons
dark-brown sugar
60 gr
water
1 tablespoon
salt
1 pinch
cream
0.33333334 cup
bittersweet chocolate
100 gr
brandy
2 tablespoons
Cooking in Steps
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1Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) degrees. Butter a 21 cm (8,3 or 9 inch) round cake pan. Line with parchment, and butter.
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2Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Meanwhile, combine dates, brandy, coffee, and 2 tablespoons cocoa in a heatproof bowl. Stir in boiling water.
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3Let cool, stirring occasionally. Puree cooled date mixture in a food processor (you should have about 2 1/2 cups).
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4Place puree in a large bowl.
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5Whisk flour, salt, cinnamon, and remaining 2 tablespoons cocoa in a bowl. Beat butter and dark-brown sugar with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
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cocoa powder
all purpose flour
salt
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6Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition (batter will look curdled). Stir baking soda into reserved uncovered date puree. On low speed, beat flour mixture into egg mixture in 2 additions, alternating with the date mixture.
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7Beat in chocolate and chopped dates.
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8Transfer batter to prepared pan, and smooth top.
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9Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
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10Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Run a knife around edge of pan to loosen, and invert cake onto rack.
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11Remove parchment, turn cake right side up, and let cool completely. (Cake can be wrapped in plastic and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.)