Dessert for 14
Almond Chocolate Cake
This almond flour chocolate cake bakes until firm, then gets covered with warm chocolate ganache and berries.
Typical price
$3.06for 4 servings
$0.76 per serving$3.06 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: primaverakitchen.com
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 14servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 11 oz | $4.95Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $1.69Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Berries$0.40/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.20Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 8.25 oz | $1.83Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.71 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaFlour
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 120 g 1 stick unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups almond flour
- berries and mint leaves for topping (optional)
- 2 4-ounce semi-sweet chocolate bars
- 1 cup heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Melt the chocolate chips and butter together, then stir in the sugar, eggs, vanilla, cocoa powder, baking powder, and almond flour.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the center is firm.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a rack.
- Heat the cream in a small saucepan until steaming, pour it over the chopped chocolate bars, and stir until smooth.
- Spread the ganache over the cooled cake and top with the berries and mint leaves.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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