Chocolate Cake with Olive Oil

By Chef Kyriako Mela

Preparation: 15' Cooking time: 40' - 50'

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Ingredients:

350 g. HELIOS Self-rising Flour
2 eggs
180 g olive oil
320 g brown sugar
60 g cocoa powder
330 g milk
1 orange (juice & zest)
2 vanillin powders
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
100 g dark chocolate, grated or truffle

For the chocolate ganache

60 g milk
80 g chocolate couverture
2 tbsp olive oil

Method:

In a mixer, whisk the eggs with the sugar and then add the baking soda diluted with orange juice, vanillin, orange zest, salt, olive oil, cocoa powder, milk and mix.

Add the HELIOS Self-rising Flour and mix very well to obtain a homogeneous mixture.

Finally add the grated chocolate and mix very well.

In a baking tin that you have spread with butter or olive oil and sprinkled with a little flour , put the mixture and bake in a preheated oven at 175oC for about 40-50 minutes. Allow the cake to cool.

For the chocolate icing
Boil the milk, add the chopped chocolate and blend to make a smooth mixture. Finally add the olive oil and mix.

Allow the temperature to drop a little. Pour the hot frosting over the cooled cake.