Chocolate Cake

Name: Chocolate Cake
Yield: Serves 10–12
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ cup sugar; 1 12-ounce can unsweetened evaporated milk; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 14-ounce can condensed milk; 3 tablespoons hot water; 8 tablespoons cacao powder; ½ cup cacao powder; 1 teaspoon instant coffee; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; ½ cup sliced almonds or coconut flakes; 2½ teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups milk; 1 cup vegetable oil; 3 cups cake flour

Preparation info

Serves
10–12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Peruvian Kitchen

By Morena Cuadra and Morena Escardó

Published 2014

About

I don’t think this rich, fudgy, syrup-drenched cake is originally from Peru. However, it is hugely popular in Lima and you can find it in every bakery, café, corner store, and home. If there’s a birthday party, rest assured that this will be the cake holding the candles.

Ingredients

3 cups cake flour
8 tablespoons cacao powder
1 teaspoon

Americas
Peru
Lima
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian
Birthday

Method

Grease a 10-inch tube pan, and cover the bottom with parchment paper.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Sift the flour, cacao coffee, salt, and baking soda, in a big bowl.
Make a well in the center and add the oil, milk, vinegar, vanilla,