Clarinha'S Chocolate Cake

Name: Clarinha'S Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 cups sugar; 1 powdered chocolate sachet; 1 cup olive oil; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 cup boiling water; fruit jam to taste; 1 bar cooking chocolate; 6 tablespoons white sugar; 12 tablespoons milk; 1 tablespoon butter; strawberries to decorate, optional

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 powdered chocolate sachet
1 cup olive oil
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup boiling water
fruit jam to taste
1 bar cooking chocolate
6 tablespoons white sugar
12 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon butter
strawberries to decorate, optional

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 F.
2

Beat the eggs with the sugar until fluffy. Add the chocolate powder, and the oil stirring constantly. Add the flour and when well beaten, carefully pour a cup of boiling water over the mixture.
3

Pour the mixture into a baking tray greased with butter and flour or lined with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes. If the tray is too large, bake for a shorter time, otherwise the dough will dry.
4

Remove from oven, and transfer the cake onto a surface lined with parchment paper, let it cool. Cut it in half and place one half on a plate, fill with the jam and put the other half on top.
5

Prepare the topping: mix everything in a bowl and microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Stir the mixture to check that all the chocolate has melted. Pour the topping over the cake and let it dry. Decorate with strawberries before serving.