Chocolate Cake

Technical stages for Chocolate Cake :

• Macerate the candied fruit in the cointreau.
• Sift the flour along with cocoa and the baking powder.
• Cream the softened butter with the sugar.
• Add the eggs one at the time.
• Add the cocoa/flour mixture and mix well.
• At last, add the marinated candied fruit.
• Pour the dough in a cake mold that was previously buttered and floured.
• Bake in hot oven 180°C for 55 minutes.
• When finished, check that the cake is ready using a knife. To do so, stick the knife in the cake, if the blade comes out clean, the cake is ready.
• Remove from the mold and leave to cool on a grid.
• Serve with crème anglaise.