Simple and delicious cakes to make at home

Are you expecting people, and a little homemade dessert with the end-of-meal coffee wouldn't be amiss? But unfortunately you are running out of time. So you need to find a simple, effective and delicious recipe in addition to being fast. Don't panic, we have the solution. Here are two quick and effective recipes that won't take no more than 35 minutes of your time.\n\nRead also: Anko-based mochi daifuku recipe\r\n

A simple and delicious cake recipe

\r\nThe advantage with simple recipes is that all the ingredients we are going to mention to you are already hidden somewhere in the back of one of your cupboards.\r\n

Chocolate cake

\r\nTo prepare the cake, you will first need to take out all the necessary ingredients and weigh them in advance, so as not to waste time and have a stable and clean work surface.\r\n

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• 200g dark chocolate
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• 200g butter
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• 225g caster sugar
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• 5 eggs
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• 1 heaping tablespoon of flour
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\r\nNow that all the ingredients are out, weighed and ready to cook, it's time to prepare. It will be done in less than 10 minutes. Start with preheat the oven to 190°C. Then do melt chocolate and butter together in a microwave, or in a bain-marie for professionals. As soon as everything is well melted, add the sugar and mix until you get a homogeneous dough. Add eggs one after the other, in mixing after each addition, and finish in adding the flour. \r\n\r\nTo finish, simply pour the dough into a buttered and floured mold, and put in the oven for 25 minutes. Wait 10 minutes before unmolding And sprinkle the cake with icing sugar. Child's play! Enjoy your soft drink with a hot coffee after lunch, or a good glass of milk as a snack.\n\nRead also: Galette des rois by Cyril Lignac: recipe; ingredients, and instructions for use\r\n

A simple, two-in-one recipe to make at home

\r\nThe advantage of these recipes is that we only need to read one of them to be able to make two different cakes. \r\n

Apple or apricot cake

\r\nThis recipe is simple because you just have to look the order of the ingredients indicated and add them one by one, especially since you can carry out your preparation as well with apples than with apricots. To make this delicious cake, you will need:\r\n

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• 130g butter
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• 3 eggs
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• 1 pinch of salt
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• 150g of sugar
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• 200g flour
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• 1 sachet of yeast
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• 3 to 4 large apples (peel them in half and cut them on top) or apricots (cut them in half and remove the core)
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\r\nPreheat the oven to 180°C. Take a salad bowl and add all the ingredients one by one in order. Now you just need to beat the ingredients with a whisk or mixer, until a total incorporation of each of them, and obtaining a smooth paste. Put the dough in a buttered and floured mold. To finish, add the apples or apricots on top. Place the mold in the oven to 30 to 40 minutes of cooking. Wait 10 minutes before unmolding, and sprinkle with icing sugar to finish. Once the cake is ready, you can enjoy it with a tea or a small coffee. \r\n\r\nYou are ready to delight your taste buds, so enjoy your meal!\n\nRead also: What is a simple recipe for making waffles at home with a modern waffle iron?\n