Month: March 2020

Gluten free chocolate pound cake

First post of the year! It has definitely been a while since I’ve posted. With this isolation due to COVID-19, I have more time to bake and to post. However, it is surprisingly difficult to find flour and even gluten free flour in the supermarkets. Which makes me wonder why are people hoarding flour? To make bread in times of need? I am just glad that I had a box of gluten free flour in my pantry to make this delicious chocolate pound cake to satisfy my cravings. Ingredients 100g cocoa powder 180ml boiling water 1 tbsp coffee granules 150g Nuttelex (or unsalted butter) 100g caster sugar 80g brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 5 eggs 100g gluten free flour 50g cornflour Ingredients for the ganache 200g dark chocolate 30ml soy milk (or milk) Directions Preparation time: 15minBaking time: 70min or when the skewer comes out clean Preheat oven to 160°C Dissolve the coffee granules with boiling hot water Add in the cocoa powder into the boiling water in a bowl and mix until smooth. …