Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
One Bundt Cake
2/3 cup dark cocoa powder
2/3 cup boiling water
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
½ tsp chili powder
½ tsp ground cinnamon
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp vanilla paste
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp fine sea salt
Coffee syrup:
½ cup freshly brewed coffee
4 Tbsp granulated sugar
1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a decorative bundt pan with baking spray with flour.
2) In a small bowl, whisk together the coca and 2/3 cup boiling water until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
3) Using a standing mixer, whisk together the two sugars, chili powder, cinnamon, the eggs (one at a time), the olive oil and vanilla paste.
4) In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Alternately add this dry mix and the cocoa mixture to the wet mix, whisking on low power, until just fully combined. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
5) Bake the cake on the center rack for 35 minutes, rotate the pan 180 degrees, and bake for another 10-15 minutes, until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
6) Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes and then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
7) While the cake is baking, make the coffee syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the brewed coffee and the additional sugar to a soft boil. Remove from the heat and side aside to cool
8) After you have turned the cake out of the pan, brush the cake with the coffee syrup. Spring the cake with sanding sugar and serve with berries.
