Today is the start of UK Coffee Week and what better way to mark the start of this brilliant week than baking this delicious gluten free coffee cake with dark chocolate.
Gluten Free cakes are now becoming more popular as people start to realise how fantastic the gluten free alternatives are, and this gluten free coffee cake is no different. This cake is very easy to bake and requires just 6 ingredients. The tastes of the espresso and dark chocolate complement each other perfectly, and the almonds add a nice crunch to it. So why not celebrate UK Coffee Week 2015 by making this delicious gluten free coffee cake with dark chocolate!
Photo by Apostoloff (view original here)
Ingredients:
For the Cake
- 20ml of espresso
- 70g of caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 175g of unsalted butter
- 200g of dark chocolate
- 200g of almonds
Instructions:
Step 1-Preheat your oven to 170 degrees and grease/line a 20cm loose base cake tin with baking paper.
Step 2-Add the 200g of almonds to a food processor and blend until they are finely ground. Be sure not to overdo them as they will become sticky.
Step 3-Add the 200g of dark chocolate and 175g of unsalted butter to a bowl and melt over a pan of hot water. Ensure the bowl doesn’t come in to contact with the water.
Step 4-Separate the eggs and whisk the 4 egg yolks and 70g of caster sugar until it forms a thick paste, this should take no more than 5 minutes with an electric whisk.
Step 5-Fold the chocolate mixture along with the ground almonds in to the sugar and egg mixture.
Step 6-In another bowl, whisk the egg whites until they are stiff and add these to the cake mixture as well.
Step 7-Pour the mixture in to your 20cm loose base cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes to cook well. You can adjust this depending how well you like your cake cooked. Allow the cake to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.
Step 8-All there is left to do is enjoy a slice of this Gluten Free Coffee Cake with Dark Chocolate to celebrate UK Coffee Week!
Source: Jamie Oliver
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