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Chocolate Chilli Cake

A community recipe by humphriess

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Introduction

Love the combination of rich chocolate cake with a nice hint of chilli

Ingredients

Serves: 8

Metric Cups

200 grams flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
75 grams cocoa
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
100 grams peanuts (ground)
3 tablespoons tahini
½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
225 grams light brown muscovado sugar
75 grams unsalted butter
100 grams dark chocolate
2 large eggs
175 millilitres milk
lime juice (for icing)

7 ounces flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 ounces unsweetened cocoa
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
4 ounces peanuts (ground)
3 tablespoons tahini
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
8 ounces light brown sugar
3 ounces unsalted butter
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2 large eggs
6⅛ fluid ounces milk
lime juice (for icing)

Method

Chocolate Chilli Cake is a community recipe submitted by humphriess and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Heat oven to gas mark 4. Mix together flour, baking powder, bicarb, cocoa, and cinnamon.

In a food processor mix ground peanuts, tahini, chilli flakes and muscodova sugar.

Melt butter with dark chocolate. Mix with nut mixture, add eggs and mix all together. Stir in milk, then sift in the dry ingredients.

Beat until smooth and then spoon into a tin lined with non stick baking paper.

Bake for about an hour. Nice with lime icing spread over the top.

Heat oven to gas mark 4. Mix together flour, baking powder, bicarb, unsweetened cocoa, and cinnamon.

In a food processor mix ground peanuts, tahini, chilli flakes and muscodova sugar.

Melt butter with bittersweet chocolate. Mix with nut mixture, add eggs and mix all together. Stir in milk, then sift in the dry ingredients.

Beat until smooth and then spoon into a tin lined with non stick baking paper.

Bake for about an hour. Nice with lime icing spread over the top.

Additional Information

Don't be alarmed if you think the mixture is too thick, I thought this but it turned out fine once it cooked.

Makes approx 8

Don't be alarmed if you think the mixture is too thick, I thought this but it turned out fine once it cooked.

Makes approx 8

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What 1 Other has said

Can someone please clarify ‘ground’ peanuts in this recipe? Should the peanuts still be dry or more like peanut butter?

Posted by ModeAM on 6th October 2023

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