Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

By foodiva

Ingredients

• DOUGH:
• 6 eggs
• 6 Tbsp sugar
• 3 Tbsp flour
• 3 Tbsp ground walnuts
• 50 g chocolate
• FILLING:
• 6 eggs
• 6 Tbsp sugar
• 250 g chocolate
• 250 g butter
• 1 Tbsp ground coffee*

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from kitchennostalgia.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
FOR THE DOUGH: Whip egg whites until soft peaks form.
Mix egg yolks with sugar until sugar dissolves. Add melted chocolate and mix until incorporated. Fold in flour and walnuts. Gently add whipped egg whites.
Transfer to a springform cake tin and bake in a 180 C preheated oven for about one hour or until toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean. Let cool.
FOR THE FILLING: In a double boiler, beat eggs with sugar until thick. Add chocolate and mix until it melts. Let cool.
Add butter and coffee and mix until incorporated.
Cut cooled cake once lengthwise. Fill with the filling and frost top and sides.

Instructions