Double Choco Cake with Macadamia

AUTHOR
Benton Mccarty
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 16
  • 7-10 Tbsp some + 150 g butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp some + 180 g flour
  • 75 g Almonds (without skin)
  • 75 g Macadamia nut kernels
  • 175 g + 75 g dark chocolate (70 % cocoa content)
  • 4 Eggs (Gr. M)
  • 1 heaped Tsp baking powder
  • 250 g Sugar
  • 1 package Vanilla sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 125 g Icing sugar
  • 10 g Cocoa
  • 200 g Double cream cheese (room temperature)

Directions

  1. 1

    Grease a springform pan (26 cm Ø) and dust with flour. Coarsely chop almonds and macadamia nuts. Roast in a pan without fat while turning. Take out and let cool down. Preheat the oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/circulating air: 150 °C/gas: s.

  2. 2

    For the dough, chop 175 g chocolate. Melt with 150 g butter in a bain-marie, allow to cool briefly. Whisk eggs. Mix 180 g flour and baking powder. Add sugar, vanilla sugar, roasted nuts, 1 pinch of salt, eggs and liquid chocolate butter to the flour mixture.

  3. 3

    Using the whisks of the mixer, mix briefly to a smooth dough. Brush smooth in the form. Bake in a hot oven for approx. 25 minutes (cake should still be slightly moist inside). Remove from the oven and let it cool down in the mould.

  4. 4

    Chop 75 g chocolate for the chocolate frosting. Melt in a hot water bath and let it cool down briefly. Sieve the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl. Add cream cheese. With the whisk of the stirrer

  5. 5

    Stir in liquid chocolate by the spoonful. Remove the cake from the mould. Coat all around with Frosting. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
430 kcal
CARBS
41 g
FATS
25 g
PROTEINS
7 g