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American · Dessert

Chocolate Port Cake

A forgiving chocolate cake of port, butter and bittersweet chocolate lifted by folded-in egg white foam. It aims for a dense, moist crumb rather than angel-cake lightness, so small mixing slips hardly matter.

  • YieldServes 8 · One 15–20 cm round cake
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 17 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 125 gtawny or ruby port
  • 114 gunsalted butter, plus extra for the pan
  • 85 gbittersweet chocolate, chopped small
  • 4large eggs (200 g), separated
  • 200 ggranulated sugar
  • 105 gall-purpose flour

To finish

  • 2 tbsppowdered sugar

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Grapes
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Alcohol
  • Cacao and cocoa

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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