Bake · 1 hr 30 min
Chocolate cake with arequipe
Moist chocolate cake layers with arequipe filling and a light chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 90 g sugar
- 110 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 100 g melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 100 g chilled arequipe
- Pinch of salt
Method
- Whisk eggs and sugar 2 minutes. Fold in flour, baking powder and salt, then butter and vanilla. Chill 30 minutes.
- Heat oven to 200°C / 400°F and grease a madeleine pan.
- Add a spoonful of batter to each cavity, a small dab of arequipe, then cover with a little more batter.
- Bake 9–11 minutes until the edges brown. Unmold and cool on a rack.
Arequipe noteKeep the arequipe center small so the madeleine stays light and well-shaped.