How crazy is this. I
have heaps of healthy and even baby friendly recipes that I'm trying to find
the time to share. Then I come out with
this. The opposite of 99% of my cooking.
Not even any hidden kale or beetroot.
Just rich, indulgent, even a bit adults only.
What else do you make for your brother. A thirty something single guy who couldn't
possibly celebrate his Australia Day birthday without a drink in his hand. And he’s not even much of a cake eater so
let’s see if this twists his rubber arm.
Chocolate Bourbon Cake
100g almonds
¼ cup SR flour
Pinch salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
200g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
120g butter
90g brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3 tbls bourbon or whiskey of choice
5 free range eggs
- Preheat oven to 180⁰
- Place almonds in Thermomix bowl and mill for 10 seconds on speed 9
- Add flour, cinnamon and salt and mix for 3 seconds on speed 4 then set aside
- Place chocolate roughly chopped in Thermomix bowl and chop on speed 6 for 5 seconds
- Melt for 3 minutes at 70⁰ on speed 3
- Add cubed butter and continue at 70⁰ for a further minute or until melted
- Add sugar and mix for 3 seconds on speed 3
- Let the mix cool a little while you grease and line a 23cm springform pan
- When chocolate mix has cooled to 37⁰ scrape down the sides to incorporate any chocolate stuck to the sides. Add eggs, bourbon and vanilla and mix for 20 seconds on speed 4 or until mixture is smooth and almost mousse like
- Pour into prepared pan (enjoy licking the spoon) and bake for around 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out with a few crumbs and is still a little moist
- Once cooled serve with cream and fresh berries. You only need small pieces and the fresh berries complement the richness beautifully!
ps. The outcome of
the cake was everyone loved it! But my
brother couldn’t believe I baked something that didn’t have hidden veggies!
