To surprise guests with homemade cakes, you can bake a chocolate cake with dried apricots and dried cranberries. Each bite will instantly melt in your mouth, giving delight to lovers of sweet pies.
It is necessary
- - 100 g of butter;
- - 170 g of dark chocolate;
- - 200 g of sugar;
- - 70 g flour;
- - a pinch of salt;
- - 2 eggs;
- - 15 ml of orange juice;
- - a teaspoon of vanilla extract;
- - dried apricots (8-10 pieces);
- - 40 g dried cranberries (you can use raisins).
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 175C. Cover the form 20 by 20 centimeters with baking paper. Pour apricots and cranberries (raisins) with a small amount of boiling water, set aside.
Step 2
Melt chocolate and butter in a water bath, stir until smooth, set aside.
Step 3
In a bowl, mix sugar, flour and salt, add eggs, vanilla extract and orange juice, mix until smooth. The mass may seem thick, but as the sugar dissolves, the dough will become more elastic.
Step 4
Add chocolate cream to the dough, mix and distribute the dough evenly over the shape.
Step 5
Dried apricots and cranberries are discarded in a colander and put on a paper towel. Cut dried apricots lengthwise and randomly spread over the dough, sprinkle the cake with cranberries and send to the oven for 25-30 minutes.
