Chocolate Cake Greek style (Sokolatopita)
This irresistible Greek Chocolate Cake (Sokolatopita) brings Mediterranean charm to your dessert table in just 40 minutes. A perfect blend of rich cocoa and traditional Greek baking techniques creates a moist, decadent treat that serves 15 lucky guests.
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Hand whisk
- Baking dish (22×30 cm)
- double boiler
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tsps baking powder flat
- 2 cups lukewarm water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1.5 cups cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 orange zested
For the sauce
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 30 ml milk
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- To prepare this Greek chocolate cake add in a large bowl the flour, baking powder, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Whisk well using a hand whisk to combine the ingredients.
- In the same bowl add the water, vanilla essence and orange zest and whisk well to form a cake batter. Be careful to scrape the flour from the bottom of the bowl.
- Butter a 22×30 cm baking dish and pour in the chocolate cake batter. Bake on preheated oven at 170C/340F for about 30 min.
- Remove the chocolate cake form the oven and let it cool for about 1-2 hours.
- Prepare the sauce. In double boiler add the chocolate in small pieces, the milk and butter and stir with a spatula until the chocolate melts and the ingredients combine.
- Use a fork to make some holes on the top of the chocolate cake and pour over the chocolate sauce.
- Serve while still warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 55.6gProtein: 4.6gFat: 7.2gSaturated Fat: 4.1gCholesterol: 2.9mgSodium: 161.5mgFiber: 4.2gSugar: 31.8g
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