Chocolate Cake Baked Over the Fire
A chocolate cake baked over the fire is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the chocolate cake category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil (for the Dutch oven)
- Breadcrumbs (for the Dutch oven)
- 200 g dark chocolate couverture
- 250 g soft butter
- 200 g sugar
- 5 eggs
- 400 g flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 50 g cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 120 ml milk
Instructions
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1.
Brush the Dutch oven with oil and sprinkle it with breadcrumbs.
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2.
Melt the chocolate over a hot water bath, then let it cool slightly. Whisk the butter and sugar until fluffy. Gradually fold in the eggs and melted chocolate. Mix the flour with cocoa, cornstarch, and baking powder; add to the butter mixture and stir quickly with milk until a thick, elastic batter forms.
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3.
Pour the batter into the pot, smooth the surface, cover, and hang over the fire. After about 35 minutes, perform a toothpick test; if it comes out clean, remove from heat or bake a few more minutes.
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4.
Let cool briefly, carefully pour out of the pot, and allow to set.
