Chocolate Cake with Apples

Name: Chocolate Cake with Apples
Ingredients: 500 g apples (I used 5 medium apples); 3 eggs; 170 g sugar (1 cup); 100 g butter; 50 g chocolate; 220 g flour (2 cups, not heaping); 2 tsp baking powder (or 1 tsp baking soda with acid); 2 tbsp cocoa; 2 tbsp cognac (or liqueur, brandy — whatever you have on hand)

A recipe for a simple chocolate cake with apples, featuring both chocolate and cocoa! Delicious, easy, and quick — the hardest part is peeling the apples! Red apple halves bake up beautifully while the cake cooks, turning out soft and tender. If you have firm green winter apples, you can microwave them for about 5–7 minutes beforehand to soften them up.

Ingredients:

500 g apples (I used 5 medium apples)
3 eggs
170 g sugar (1 cup)
100 g butter
50 g chocolate
220 g flour (2 cups, not heaping)
2 tsp baking powder (or 1 tsp baking soda with acid)
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp cognac (or liqueur, brandy — whatever you have on hand)

How to cook chocolate cake with apples

Grate the chocolate on a fine grater.

Peel the apples.

Cut each apple in half and use a knife to cut out the core (if the apples are very large, you can cut them into quarters).

Beat together the eggs, softened butter, and sugar.

Add the cognac (or liqueur) and grated chocolate, and stir to combine.

Add the flour, cocoa, and baking powder (or baking soda with acid), and mix into a dough. The dough will be fairly thick.

Spread the dough into a greased baking pan and smooth it out with a spoon.

Arrange the apple halves on top, pressing them lightly into the dough. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C (350°F) for about 40 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick.

Let the finished cake cool slightly.

Cut into individual slices so that each piece has an apple in the center. This chocolate cake with apples comes together incredibly quickly and tastes absolutely wonderful!