Chocolate Cake (German)

This is an authentic German Chocolate Cake as we make it in Germany. It is not the cake that is offered in the USA as a German chocolate cake. The chocolate cake recipe we want to feature today is simple and the chocolate might be still somewhat liquid inside.

Cake:
bittersweet chocolate (zartbitter) (150 g)
butter (250 g)
sugar (120 g)
5 eggs
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, unbleached
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 Tbsp. baking powder
ground almonds (100 g)

Glaze:
dark unsweetened chocolate, dark or semi-sweet chocolate (100 g)
heavy cream (100 mL)

Melt chocolate using the double boiler method.

Mix eggs with sugar until foamy. Add flour, cocoa, baking powder and ground almonds.

Pre-heat oven to 320°F (160°C/140°C fan, Gas Mark 2). Grease a spring form 10" or layer with parchment paper (recommended).

Pour dough into the form.

Bake for 30 minutes. Do the test with a tooth pick: Poke it into the cake, if it's clean the cake is done.

When done let cool off before releasing from the form.

For the Glaze:
Heat heavy cream.

Break chocolate in small pieces, place in a bowl. Add hot heavy cream and mix with chocolate.

Spread the glaze on the cake and let cool off in the fridge.