A few weeks ago I ordered Zotter chocolate for my mum’s birthday and I bumped into their recipe collection. Such amazing stuff, before I die I am going to cook all of those chocolate wonders. It’s decided. First on the list was going to be this chocolate, ginger and chili cake.
But because things never work the way I intend, I had to wait the grand total of two weeks to make these and the anticipation was about to kill me. Week One I just didn’t get around to cook anything more complicated than some sort of rice dish and Week Two saw the temporary death of my taste buds which made cooking a sort of a waste of time, which made me consider artificial nourishment more than a couple of times. Anyway, the time finally came. With only 3 eggs in the fridge instead of 6 I decided to make muffins instead of a cake. The only mistake? Using chocolate 60% instead of 80% as the recipe said but that’s all my pantry had to offer. Will rectify next time!
Here’s my version of the recipe (actually not that different from the original! I halved it but kept the full quantity of ginger and chili 😀 ).Oh, and chubby little hands made it in the picture too 😉
Sciogliere il cioccolato (80%) a bagno maria. Separare i tuorli dagli albumi.In una ciotola unire il burro, lo zucchero a velo, lo zenzero, il peperoncino e il sale. Aggiungere un tuorlo alla volta e mescolare bene fino ad ottenere un impasto liscio. Aggiungere il cioccolato sciolto e infine la farina. Assicurarsi che non ci siano grumi nell'impasto.In un'altra ciotola montare a neve gli albumi con lo zucchero semolato. Incorporarli all'impasto già preparato.Preriscaldare il forno a 200 gradi.Versare il preparato nei pirottini (dovrebbero venirne 10-12) e cuocere in forno per ca. 15 minuti (fare il test dello stecchetto!). Estrarre dal forno e far raffreddare completamente.Sciogliere il cioccolato (65%) a bagno maria e spalmarlo sui muffins. Decorare con zucchero candito o cocco.Muffin cioccolato/zenzero/peperoncino
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L’unica cosa che sentirete dopo il primo morso è….ANCORAAA! Mi raccomando nascondetene un paio per colazione 😉
