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Chocolate Red Wine Cake

Chocolate Red Wine Cake Recipe

This cake, from Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo, sounds absolutely amazing -- my two favourite sins, chocolate and red wine, in one! Dusting it with cocoa powder just before serving makes it look extra special.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 20cm cake
Calories 784.2 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g butter, softened
  • 250 g caster sugar
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 25 g cocoa powder
  • 250 g plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 100 ml red wine
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 150 g plain chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (350 F).
  • Lightly grease a 20cm springform cake tin.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Add in the eggs, then sift in the cocoa powder, flour and baking powder.
  • Mix in the red wine, then fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Pour the batter into the pan and bake for an hour or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven, let it cool in the tin and then turn out.

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Nutrition

Serving: 155gCalories: 784.2kcalCarbohydrates: 100.6gProtein: 11.8gFat: 38.8gSaturated Fat: 22.9gCholesterol: 212.2mgSodium: 303.5mgFiber: 4.3gSugar: 56g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Dessert, Oven, Sweet, Weeknight
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