Greek · Dessert

Xinomavro Chocolate Cake

Name: Xinomavro Chocolate Cake
Total time: 1 h 54 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8; one 20 cm round cake
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 85 g unsalted butter, at room temperature; 6 tablespoons; butter and all-purpose flour, for preparing the tin, to taste; 133 g all-purpose flour, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon; 165 g dark brown sugar, firmly packed; 50 g granulated sugar; 1 large whole egg, at room temperature; 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 180 ml xinomavro or other dry, tannic red wine, ¾ cup; 50 g Dutch-process cocoa powder; 0.13 tsp baking soda; ½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp table salt; 240 ml xinomavro or other dry, tannic red wine, 1 cup; 150 g granulated sugar, about ¾ cup; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 whole black peppercorns; 3 whole cloves; 9 small clusters of red seedless grapes, 8 to 10 clusters; whipped cream, to taste; cocoa powder or freshly ground black pepper, for dusting the plates, to taste

A dark, tender cocoa cake made with tannic Greek red wine, served with a spiced wine syrup and roasted grapes that echo the wine's fruit and edge.

YieldServes 6 to 8; one 20 cm round cake
Hands-on55 min
Total1 h 54 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Cake

85 gunsalted butter, at room temperature; 6 tablespoons
to tastebutter and all-purpose flour, for preparing the tin
133 gall-purpose flour, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon
165 gdark brown sugar, firmly packed
50 ggranulated sugar
1large whole egg, at room temperature
1large egg yolk, at room temperature
1 tsppure vanilla extract
180 mlxinomavro or other dry, tannic red wine, ¾ cup
50 gDutch-process cocoa powder
0.13 tspbaking soda
½ tspbaking powder
¼ tspground cinnamon
¼ tsptable salt

Wine syrup

240 mlxinomavro or other dry, tannic red wine, 1 cup
150 ggranulated sugar, about ¾ cup
1cinnamon stick
6whole black peppercorns
3whole cloves

To serve

9small clusters of red seedless grapes, 8 to 10 clusters
to tastewhipped creamoptional
to tastecocoa powder or freshly ground black pepper, for dusting the platesoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Grapes
Black and white pepper
Cinnamon
Clove
Vanilla
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Caffeine and theobromine
Alcohol
Cacao and cocoa

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Bitter
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Stand mixer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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