Name: Sweet and Spicy Chocolate Cake
Yield: 12
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 ⅓ cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ⅓ cup; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Chopped dried apricots - 1 cup; Boiling water - 1 cup; Almond paste - 5 ounces; White sugar - ¾ cup; Eggs - 4; Whole milk - ⅔ cup; Bittersweet chocolate, chopped - 3 ounces; Finely chopped crystallized ginger - ⅔ cup; Unsalted butter, melted - ¾ cup

Ingredients for - Sweet and Spicy Chocolate Cake

1. All-purpose flour 1 ⅓ cups

2. Unsweetened cocoa powder ⅓ cup

3. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

4. Chopped dried apricots 1 cup

5. Boiling water 1 cup

6. Almond paste 5 ounces

7. White sugar ¾ cup

8. Eggs 4

9. Whole milk ⅔ cup

10. Bittersweet chocolate, chopped 3 ounces

11. Finely chopped crystallized ginger ⅔ cup

12. Unsalted butter, melted ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Sweet and Spicy Chocolate Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Sift together flour, cocoa, and baking powder.

2 . Stage

Soak chopped apricots in boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain, and pat dry with paper towels.

3 . Stage

In a large mixing bowl, mix almond paste and sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture looks sandy. Beat in eggs one at a time; beat for 2 minutes after each addition. Continue beating for about 10 minutes; mixture should look thick and creamy.

4 . Stage

Mix in milk, and then flour mixture. Mix only to combine the dry with the wet ingredients. Do not overbeat. Fold in apricots, chocolate, crystallized ginger, and melted butter. Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan.

5 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour, until done. Cool for 10 minutes in pan. Remove from pan, and place on a wire rack to cool completely.