Mary Berry's Austrian Chocolate Cake

If you're looking for an easy dessert that's perfect for entertaining then why not try this Austrian Chocolate cake from a recipe by Mary Berry. It's a rich, decadent cake that's perfect for a dinner party!

Last week we were on holiday and I didn't manage to do any baking along with the Bake Off but this week things are back to normal. As it's European Cake Week it's just as well. I love cake. I could eat cake every day. I could even eat it for breakfast, and although that may be normal in some places, it is not a typical breakfast in the UK.

Could you turn down this rich Austrian chocolate cake?

There were so many things I could have made this week. I used to live in Germany and Poland and both countries have some delicious cakes. I have also had some very nice almond and orange cakes in Spain so that was another possibility. But at the end of the day, how could I turn down this chocolate cake? The recipe is from Mary Berry's Desserts and I'd had my eye on it for a while.

What's an Austrian chocolate cake like?

It's a rich chocolaty moist brownie-like cake and although it is a cake, it's the type of cake you would serve for dessert. It's lovely with some cream on the side, which we had, or some custard, which we did the next day, or some ice cream, which we eventually managed with our final slice. Yes, it took me three days to turn the cream from cream into custard and then into ice cream, but that's another story.

Today, it's all about cake, and this is indeed a wonderful cake. You won't be disappointed.

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Recipe

Mary Berry's Austrian Chocolate Cake

Corina Blum

If you're looking for an easy dessert that's perfect for entertaining then why not try this Austrian Chocolate cake from a recipe by Mary Berry.  It's a rich, decadent cake that's perfect for a dinner party!

4.67 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Austrian

Servings 16

Calories 252 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 250 g dark chocolate
• 175 g unsalted butter
• 6 eggs separated
• 60 g caster sugar for step 3
• 140 g caster sugar for step 4
• 30 g self-raising flour
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 170C.   Prepare the cake tin by greasing and lining the bottom with baking paper.   I used a round 20cm cake tin.   You could also use a 23cm tin
• Put the chocolate and butter in a saucepan and melt over a low heat.  Keep giving it a stir but don't let it boil.  Take it off the heat as soon as everything has melted and you have a smooth chocolate mixture.
• Put the egg whites in a bowl and whisk until they form soft peaks. Then slowly add the caster sugar as you whisk until the mixture forms stiff peaks.
• Put the rest of the sugar and the egg yolks in another large bowl and whisk until they go very pale and thick.
• Continue to whisk and add the chocolate and butter mixture. Then whisk in the flour.
• Finally fold in the egg white mixture a third at a time.
• Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined loose bottomed or springform cake tin before putting into the oven.    I used a 20cm tin and baked it for 45 minutes. If you use a 23cm tin, bake it for 30-35 minutes.
• Test the centre of the cake is done with a skewer. It should be moist and sticky but not runny.
  
• Cool the cake in the tin on a wire rack. It will have risen in the oven but it will fall back down and crack a little as it cools.
• Sprinkle some icing sugar on the top when you are ready to serve it.
  

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

Nutrition

Calories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 27mgPotassium: 137mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 370IUCalcium: 23mgIron: 2.2mg

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Places I'm sharing this Austrian Chocolate Cake

My Great #GBBO Bake Along, hosted by Super Golden Bakes
Bake of the Week at Casa Costello