Easy Italian Chocolate Honey Cake
This easy Italian chocolate honey cake is rich, moist, and full of flavor. Made with melted dark chocolate and sweetened with honey, it’s the perfect dessert for any celebration.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 pinch Salt
- ½ cup Butter - softened
- ¾ cups Honey
- 2 large Eggs - room temperature
- 3 ounces Dark chocolate- melted
- ⅔ cups milk - at least 2% fat
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350℉ (180℃) and grease and flour or spray an 8 inch cake pan or bundt pan.
- In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl cream the butter until light and fluffy and slowly add in the honey. Add ¼ of the flour mixture and beat until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the melted and cooled chocolate and beat again. Add the flour alternately with the milk, one third at a time, starting with the flour mix. Mix just until combined.
- Transfer the cake batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for approximately 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached.
- Let the cake rest on a cooling rack for 10 minutes then remove from the pan. Sprinkle with some powdered/icing sugar on top and serve with a cup of coffee or tea. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 119mgPotassium: 168mgFiber: 3gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 308IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg
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