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Chocolate cake with syrup (aka Sokolatopita in greek). Sokolatopita (in Greek: Σοκολατόπιτα) is a heavenly chocolate cake, moistened with a light syrup. If you need an excuse to eat all the chocolate you crave without feeling guilty, then surely today, World Chocolate Day, is THAT day. To celebrate, here is our Sokolatopita recipe for you to try Sokolatopita- Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake.

It contains cocoa powder, then the cake is drenched as Greeks do, with a syrup contains that contains chocolate as well. For fear of anyone saying this doesn't have enough chocolate, it's topped with a chocolate ganache. A mouthwatering Greek style chocolate cake recipe (Sokolatopita) with ingredients you already have in your kitchen and no mixer required!

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Sokolatopita (in Greek: Σοκολατόπιτα) is a heavenly chocolate cake, moistened with a light syrup. If you need an excuse to eat all the chocolate you crave without feeling guilty, then surely today, World Chocolate Day, is THAT day. To celebrate, here is our Sokolatopita recipe for you to try Sokolatopita- Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chocolate cake with syrup (aka sokolatopita in greek) using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chocolate cake with syrup (aka Sokolatopita in greek):

1. {Prepare 160 gr of sugar.
2. {Prepare 100 gr of butter.
3. {Take 80 ml of water.
4. {Prepare 1 of unwaxed orange.
5. {Take 100 gr of flour.
6. {Get 20 ml of cognac (or 20ml fresh orange juice if you want it alcohol free).
7. {Make ready 2 of eggs.
8. {Prepare 30 gr of cocoa powder.
9. {Prepare 15 gr of baking powder.
10. {Make ready of For the syrup.
11. {Prepare 200 gr of sugar.
12. {Get 400 ml of water.
13. {Prepare 50 gr of cocoa.

Instead of preparing both syrup and glaze, I preferred coating the cake with a chocolate sauce, which is actually melted dark chocolate with butter and a bit of milk. In a medium saucepan combine all chocolate syrup ingredients EXCEPT FOR brandy and vanilla, and cook until sugar is melted. While whisking, slowly dribble in chocolate syrup remaining in pot. Glazed Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Syrup.

Instructions to make Chocolate cake with syrup (aka Sokolatopita in greek):

1. In a pan over medium heat add the butter, the water, the sugar and the zest of one orange by using a microplane or a zester or the zesting side of a grater. When the butter melts, add the cognac (or the orange juice) and the cocoa and stir the mixture..
2. Remove the pan from the heat and add then add the eggs and stir constantly till it becomes like a mixture of hot chocolate drink. Then, add the baking powder and flour and continue stirring till it’s a homogenous mixture..
3. Butter a baking dish and dust lightly some cocoa powder around the inside of the greased tin (so as to prevent the mixture sticking). Then turn it upside down over your kitchen work surface or sink and knock gently to remove any excess cocoa..
4. Pour the mixture in the baking dish and bake for about 30-35 mins at 170deg C. I used a dish of 27x18. If you use a different one the baking time may need to be adjusted..
5. In a clean pan add the water, the sugar and the cocoa over medium to high heat and let it boil. As soon as it starts boiling switch of the stove and let the syrup aside..
6. When the cake is ready (you can test it by deeping a knife in the cake. If it comes out clean the cake is ready), cut it in pieces and then pour the syrup over it slowly so that it gets absorbed. Let it for about 20-30 minutes and then serve. Enjoy!.

Give your chocolate cake a boost by adding ginger. It adds a very interesting and distinct flavor. Greek walnut cake - Karidopita. 🥥 Greek coconut cake with syrup - Indokaridopita - is yummy, soft, moist, easy to make coconut cake bursting with coconut flavor.

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