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Chocolate chip cake- bolo formigueiro

 






Preparation: 20 minutes  Cooking time: 45 minutes  Total: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Ingredients
Cake:
4 medium eggs;
1 teacup of sugar;
125 grams of butter;
1½ teacup of flour;
3½ tablespoons of shredded coconut;
40 grams of small chocolate chips or shredded chocolate;
½ teacup of milk;
2½ teaspoon of baking powder;
½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.


Chocolate sauce:
2½ tablespoons of cocoa powder;
4 tablespoons of milk;
½ teacup of cream;
½ tablespoon of butter;
60 grams of chocolate.


Preparation
Cake
  1. Preheat the oven at 180c and grease a cake pan with parchment paper or butter and all-purpose flour;
  2. Pick two bowls and separate the eggs. In one bowl put the yolks and in another put the whites;
  3. Beat the whites with 1 teaspoon of baking powder until peak form and put it on the fridge;
  4. In the second bowl add the sugar and mix it until it turns white-yellow color;
  5. Add butter and mix for 4 minutes;
  6. Add ¼ of the flour, mix it and after that put ¼ of the milk. Repeat the same process until you finish these two ingredients;
  7. Add vanilla and mix your batter using a spatula or a wooden spoon;
  8. Now it's time to join the rest of our baking powder to the mixture and mix it;
  9. In a small bowl mix the shredded coconut and the shredded chocolate to finally add them to our batter. Mix it gently ruin it.
  10. To finish, add half portion of the egg whites and mix slowly and delicately. When it's homogeneous add another portion and do the same but do not over-mix;
  11. Pour in a cake pan and bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until you insert a knife and it come out clean.
Chocolate sauce
  1. In a pan pour the cream, sugar and cocoa powder. Mix until is homogeneous;
  2. Add 2 tablespoons of milk and take it to low heat until it starts boiling;
  3. While you mix, put the butter and the chocolate to incorporate;
  4. Once it's done, pour the sauce in the cake;
  5. Decorate with coconut, chocolate and coconut sticks and Smacznego!
Notes:
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