Chocolate-Pecan Cake
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup salted roasted pecans, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3 tablespoons coconut milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 3 tablespoons melted
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Butter an 8-inch round cake pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt.
- Stir in 1/3 cup of the sugar, the pecans and the chocolate chips.
- In another bowl, beat the egg with the coconut milk and the 3 tablespoons of melted butter.
- Whisk in the dry ingredients until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for about 22 minutes, or until the cake is springy to the touch.
- Let the cake cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before inverting and cutting it into wedges.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining 1/3 cup of sugar with 2 tablespoons of water and cook over moderately high heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until the sugar is dissolved.
- Wash down the sides of the pan with a moistened pastry brush.
- Cook the sugar until it becomes a medium-amber, about 4 minutes.
- Off the heat, carefully stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and the heavy cream.
- Drizzle the caramel sauce over the cake wedges and serve.
allpurpose, baking powder, salt, sugar, pecans, chocolate chips, egg, coconut milk, unsalted butter, heavy cream
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-pecan-cake (may not work)