Name: Red Wine Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: Red Wine - 3/4 cup (use any that you like, I used port wine); Dark brown sugar - firmly packed - 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon; White granulated sugar - 1/4 cup; Egg - 1 large + Egg yolk - 1 large; Butter - at room temperature - 6 tablespoons (85 grams); Vanilla Essence or Extract - 1 teaspoon; All purpose flour - 1 cup + 1 tablespoon; Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup; Baking Powder - 1/2 teaspoon; Baking Soda - 1/8 teaspoon; Cinnamon powder - 1/4 teaspoon; A pinch of salt; Grated white chocolate to garnish - 1 tablespoon or powdered sugar for dusting

A perfect replacement to tedious hours of making Christmas Fruit Cake, this recipe is as easy as they come and once you try this Red Wine Chocolate Cake you certainty wont miss out on wintertime baking fun.

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 25

Total Time 55

Served AsDesserts

CuisineDesserts

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celcius. (356 F)
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Cream the butter and both the sugars in a mixing bowl till pale in colour and fluffy in texture.
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Next add in the egg and vanilla extract and whisk well.
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Now add in the wine. (The mixture will look like it has curdled, but that's okay its due to the acidity in the wine.)
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Next add in all your dry ingredients and incorporate them by gently folding into the wet ingredients.
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Pour the batter into a pre lined baking tin and bake for 20 to 25 mins.
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Allow to cool in the (switched off) oven (with its door slightly ajar) for 10 mins, before transferring onto a cooling wire rack.
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Garnish with flakes of white chocolate and some fresh fruit, alternatively dust with some icing sugar.
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Serve warm or cold. Enjoy!