Chilli chocolate cake

How to make Chilli chocolate cake recipe - Preparation time: approx. 30 minutes (plus baking and cooling time)

Makes 12 slices

Ingredients:
230 g fine dark chocolate
180 ml rapeseed oil
100 g walnut halves
2 vanilla pods
½ tsp chilli flakes
3 eggs
pinch of salt
250 g sugar
90 g flour
30 g cocoa
100 g grated chocolate
icing sugar for dusting

Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 160 °C (Gas Mark 2.5) and line a baking tray (20 x 30 cm) with baking parchment.

Chop the chocolate and melt in a bain-marie with the rapeseed oil. Also chop the walnut halves, cut open the vanilla pod and scrape out pulp and crush the chilli flakes in a mortar.

Separate the eggs. Whip the egg whites with the salt until stiff. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar to a light yellow creamy consistency and then add the chilli flakes and vanilla pulp.  Gradually stir in the lukewarm chocolate mixture, then sieve the flour and cocoa powder and add to the mixture together with the whipped egg whites, walnuts and grated chocolate.

Turn the mixture into the baking tray, level the top and bake for approx. 25 minutes. Leave to cool and serve dusted with icing sugar.

Chilli chocolate cake recipe