This chocolate cake from Greece is known as Sokolatopita. It is absolutely the gooiest chocolate cake ever! If you love chocolate, you need to try it!
HOW TO MAKE THE GOOIEST GREEK CHOCOLATE CAKE
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STEP 1 INSTRUCTIONS - CHOCOLATE SYRUP
In a tall sauce pan combine sugar, water, unsweetened cocoa powder and salt.
Place the pan over low medium heat, allow the sugar to dissolve and bring to a boil.
Once it comes to a boil, turn off the stove, add the vanilla extract and transfer the syrup into a heat proof safe measuring cup. Allow to cool at room temperature.
STEP 2 INSTRUCTIONS - THE CAKE
In a large bowl sift together the flour, the sugar, the unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, baking powder and set aside.
In another bowl or jug combine the milk, eggs, melted butter and lemon juice (or vinegar).
Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
Pour the batter into a well buttered and floured 9 x 13 inch baking dish and bake the cake in a preheated oven at 160 °C or 320 °F for around 30 - 35 minutes. As usual do the tooth pick test to make sure the cake has fully cooked through.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven so while it's still hot, drench the cake evenly in the sryup.
Allow cake to cool completely in it's pan/baking dish.
STEP 3 INSTRUCTIONS - FROSTING
In a bowl whisk together unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, salt and milk until smooth.
Pour the frosting over the cake and enjoy with ice cream!
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PRO TIPS
PLEASE NOTE: This cake is meant to be soaked in syrup! So you cannot eat this cake without the syrup as it won't be sweet enough. The sugar quatity in the cake sponge has been adjusted since this cake will be soaked in syrup!
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INGREDIENTS
CHOCOLATE SYRUP
200 g (¾ cup + 2 tbsp) water
200 g (1 cup) sugar
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract (add at the end)
¼ tsp salt
CAKE
160 g ( 1 cup + 2 tbsp) all-purpose flour
100 g (¾ cup + 1 tbsp) unsweetened cocoa powder
200 g (1 cup) sugar
120 g (1 stick) butter
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
2 eggs
250 g (1 cup) warm milk
1 tsp lemon juice or vinegar
¼ tsp salt
FROSTING
100 g ¾ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
100 g (¾ cup) powdered sugar
200 g (¾ cup + 1 tbsp) milk
¼ tsp salt
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE CHOCOLATE SYRUP
In a tall sauce pan combine sugar, water, unsweetened cocoa powder and salt.
Place the pan over low medium heat, allow the sugar to dissolve and bring to a boil.
Once it comes to a boil, turn off the stove, add the vanilla extract and transfer the syrup into a heat proof safe measuring cup. Allow to cool at room temperature.
FOR THE CAKE
In a large bowl sift together the flour, the sugar, the unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, baking powder and set aside.
In another bowl or jug combine the warm milk, eggs, warm melted butter and lemon juice (or vinegar).
Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
Pour the batter into a well buttered and floured 9 x 13 inch baking dish and bake the cake in a preheated oven at 160 °C or 320 °F for around 30 - 35 minutes. As usual do the tooth pick test to make sure the cake has fully cooked through.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven so while it's still hot, drench the cake evenly in the sryup.
Allow cake to cool completely in it's pan/baking dish.
FOR THE FROSTING
In a bowl whisk together unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, salt and milk until smooth.
Pour the frosting over the cake and enjoy with ice cream!
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