Thermomix Chocolate Cake Food

THERMOMIX CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced) and grease and line a 23cm round cake tin with baking paper. Set aside.
• Place butter into the Thermomix bowl and melt on 100 degrees, 3 minutes, Speed 2.
• Add all remaining ingredients to the bowl and mix on Speed 4, 10 seconds. Scrape down the bowl and repeat for a further 10 seconds, or until combined.
• Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out with just a few crumbs.
• Sprinkle with icing sugar or cocoa powder to serve.

THERMOMIX EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C / 170°C fan-forced and grease and line a round cake tin with baking/greaseproof paper. Mine measured 20cm.
• Soften the butter in the Thermomix bowl for 30 sec/speed 5 until creamy.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the Thermomix bowl and mix for 10 sec/speed 5. Scrape down the bowl and along the bottom of the mixing bowl with a spatula then mix for another 5-10 sec/speed 5 until smooth.
• Spoon the batter into the cake tin and bake for 35-40 minutes until firm to touch and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the tin then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
• Add the butter to the Thermomix bowl and mix for 20 sec/speed 5 until creamy.
• Insert the butterfly whisk, add the icing sugar and cocoa powder and beat for 20 sec/speed 3. Scrape down bowl.
• Add the 20g milk and beat again for 20 sec/speed 2.5. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with the spatular and repeat for 10 sec/speed 2.5 until creamy.

THERMOMIX CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 150 C / 300 F.
• Add the water, coffee (if using), butter and cocoa to the bowl and heat/melt for 3 minutes / 80 degrees / speed 2. Remove lid and allow to cool. (This will take around 10 minutes, ideally you want the temperature to drop to 50 degrees or below)
• Meanwhile, grease and line two or three cake tins (see notes) (see here for method).
• Once the mixture is cool, add the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix for 5 seconds / speed 4.
• Add the sugars, flour, baking powder and bicarb soda. Mix for 30 seconds / speed 4.
• Pour into cake tins (the batter is quite runny so you can pour directly from the TM bowl).
• Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes away clean.
• Allow to cool for a couple of minutes in the tin before carefully turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Add the icing sugar to a clean dry Thermomix bowl. Blitz for 10 seconds / speed 9. Set aside.
• Chop butter into pieces and add to the bowl. Cream for 30 seconds / speed 5.
• Add the icing sugar, cocoa powder, milk and vanilla extract. Mix for 30 seconds / speed 5.

THERMOMIX CHOCOLATE ALMOND CAKE (FLOURLESS)

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
• Grind almonds for 5 seconds on speed 6. Transfer to a separate bowl and set aside.
• Grate chocolate for 5-10 seconds on speed 8. Add to bowl of ground almonds, set aside.
• Place all remaining ingredients into TM bowl and mix for 20 seconds on speed 7.
• Through the hole in the lid, add the chocolate and almonds and continue to mix for 30 seconds on speed 6.
• Put mixture into a lightly greased 22-24cm pan, or large spring form pan lined with baking paper.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour.