Bloody Chocolate Cake

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 180°C. In a saucepan, melt the chocolate and butter over low heat until you obtain a smooth mixture.

Step 2

Separate whites from yellows.

Step 3

In a salad bowl, add the egg yolks and the sugar*, then whisk everything with 20g of water (amount for 1 cake) until you obtain a smooth mixture. *Check out our tips for this step

Step 4

Add the chocolate and melted butter to the mixture. Mix well then add the flour and yeast. Mix again.

Step 5

Beat the whites until stiff and then gently add them to the mixture in several batches. Mix well.

Step 6

Line a cake pan (we used a 23 cm diameter dish here) with a sheet of baking paper, then butter the sides. Add your preparation then bake for 35 minutes at 180°C.

Step 7

Leave the cake to cool then unmold it by turning it over and remove the baking paper.

Step 8

In a bowl, mix the icing sugar with the food coloring, adding 30g of milk or water (amount for 1 cake) until you obtain a smooth mixture.

Step 9

Pour this mixture over the cake, covering it completely. Then dip the blade in the excess icing and stick it inside. It's ready !