Whether a light strawberry cake, moist brownies or crispy cookies – delicious desserts sweeten our day and make us happy. And as the saying goes – there’s always room in your stomach for dessert, right? A piece of chocolate cake in particular is the perfect accompaniment to afternoon coffee. Homemade food always tastes best, but what if time is short and you're hungry? Then we'll bake an eat-you-stupid chocolate cake! The preparation is super easy and absolutely everyone will succeed! Don't believe us? Then read on and remember our recipe for simple chocolate cake. So let’s get going – get to the oven and enjoy it!
OurEat yourself stupid recipestaste heavenly and are a real blessing when things have to be done quickly during the week. Wonderfully juicy, super chocolaty and easy to prepare – this eat yourself stupid chocolate cake is sure to become a new favorite with the whole family!
Ingredients
- 170 grams of wheat flour
- 220 grams butter, at room temperature
- 160 grams of brown sugar
- 5 Owner
- 20 grams of cocoa powder
- 1 pack of vanilla sugar
- 50 ml milk
- 1/2 pack of baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 50 grams of dark chocolate, chopped finely
preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a springform pan with baking paper.
- Place butter, sugar and vanilla sugar in a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer for 3-4 minutes until fluffy.
- Gradually add the eggs one at a time and stir for another 3 minutes.
- Mix the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a separate bowl and add to the egg mixture alternately with the milk.
- Stir into a smooth dough and finally fold in chopped chocolate.
- Pour the dough into the springform pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely and voilà – your eat yourself stupid chocolate cake is ready!
Refine the chocolate cake
What we love about the eat yourself stupid chocolate cake? The recipe is super simple and you can easily experiment with the ingredients. Here are a few ideas on how you could refine the chocolate cake.
- Make pudding frosting by mixing 3 packs of chocolate pudding with 1 liter of milk. After boiling, add about 40 grams of butter and mix everything well until you get a smooth mixture. Spread it over the cooled chocolate cake and let it solidify in the fridge.
- Add some chopped nuts of your choice to the dough for a slightly crunchy touch.
- Or how about adding strawberries or other fruits to the chocolate cake for a light spring dessert.
- To make the Eat You Stupid Chocolate Cake even more chocolaty, add 20-30 grams of Nutella to the dough.