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Annoula’s Currant Cake
With Dark Chocolate

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INGREDIENTS:
375 gr. olive
oil
150 gr. orange juice
240gr. sugar
50 gr. cognac
150 gr. raisins
150 gr. tepid water
150 gr. walnuts lightly crushed
550 gr. soft flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp soda
½ tsp cloves
PREPARATION:
In a bowl put
the raisins with water to cover and leave to soak and plump. In another bowl
put the olive oil, orange juice, sugar, cognac, soda and stir till the sugar
dissolves. Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and add to the olive
oil, stir in a downward motion to mix the dough and add the raisins. Put the
dough in an oiled and floured pan. Bake in a cool oven at 180ο
for 45 minutes.
For the chocolate sauce:
1 tbsp dark
chocolate
400 gr. hot water
200 gr glucose
PREPARATION:
Dissolve the
glucose in the water and then the chocolate until it becomes a uniform and
glossy sauce. When the cake is out of the oven, pour the chocolate sauce
over it and wait until it's cold before serving.
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