Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Thyme

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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Thyme

Serves 12 as Dessert.

My spouse said that thyme could not be used in a dessert, so I set out to prove him wrong.

3 C. Flour

2 C. Sugar

6 T. Cocoa - Valhrona

2 t. Baking Soda

1/2 t. Salt

3/4 C. ExV Olive Oil infused with lemon or orange

2 T. White Vinegar

1 T. Vanilla Extract

2 C. Cold Water

1 T. Thyme flower heads

Oven to 350 F

Butter and flour two 9 inch pan or pastry forms

Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, salt and thyme in large bowl. With hand mixer on low, beat oil, vinegar and water until smooth. Pour liquid into dry and mix. Pour into pan and bake until done using toothpick test. Cool at least 15-20 minutes.

I frosted with Pierre Herme's chocolate pastry cream, topped it with cinnamon whipped cream and a chocolate square. The base recipe comes from Ciao Italia.

Keywords: Dessert, Easy, Cake

( RG1972 )