This simple chocolate cake can be made with just eight ingredients - including a surprising addition that makes it extra moist. Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time.
More info Whipping up a delectable homemade cake is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser, and chocolate always ranks high on the list of coveted flavours. Nigella Lawson, queen of comfort cooking, opts for the simpler things in life with a straightforward recipe that promises great taste without the fuss. The celebrated British cook took to sharing one of her recipes from 'Nigellissima', highlighting a special ingredient that raises the bar for a "meltingly good" cake - the use of olive oil.
Instead of traditional flour, this recipe calls for ground almonds, making it a dairy and gluten-free delight, with the olive oil stepping in for butter, reports the Express . Nigella said: "Although I first came up with this recipe because I had someone coming for supper who - genuinely - couldn't eat wheat or dairy, it is so meltingly good, I now make it all the time for those whose life and diet are not so unfairly constrained, myself included." 150ml of olive oil, plus extra for greasing 50g of quality cocoa powder Two teaspoons worth of vanilla extract.
150g of ground almonds (or 125g of plain flour) Half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda A dash of salt 200g of caster sugar Three large free-range eggs Get your oven preheated to 170C/150C .