A Different Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 0.5 (1/4 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup milk, lukewarm
• 2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs, beaten well
• 125 g bittersweet chocolate
• 1 1/2 tablespoons very strong black coffee
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast in 1 tbs of the milk and let stand for 5-10 minutes.
• 2 into a large mixing bowl sift 1/2 cup of the flour, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the salt.
• 3 stir in the remaining milk,add the yeast mixture and mix well.
• 4 cover with a damp cloth and set aside in a warm place for about 45 minutes.
• 5 cream together the butter, vanilla and remaining sugar and add this to the dough mixture.
• 6 blend in the eggs.
• 7 sift in the remaining flour and mix until smooth, adding flour if necessary to ensure a smooth, pliable mixture.
• 8 in the top of a double boiler melt the chocolate and then stir in the coffee.
• 9 on a lightly floured board spread the dough and coat with the chocolate mixture.
• 10 roll the dough over until a multi-layered roll has been formed.
• 11 place the roll in a well-greased baking pan, cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until the volume is doubled.
• 12 brush the top with the melted butter and bake in a medium 365° oven for 40 minutes.