Ingredients
- 125g butter
- 250g dark chocolate, chopped
- 2 tbs instant espresso coffee powder (I had some Nescafe Gold left over from when my dad visited and used that)
- 125g caster sugar
- 150g button mushrooms
- 125g hazelnut meal
- 5 eggs, separated
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees
- Melt butter, chocolate, coffee and sugar in a saucepan on a low heat. Stir until this mixture is smooth. Set aside to cool
- Whizz your mushrooms up in a food processor
- Add hazelnut meal and process until combined
- Beat egg yolks into the lovely chocolate mixture, one at a time
- Stir mushroom mixture into the chocolate mixture
- Beat your egg whites until firm and fold this into the chocolate mixture
- Pour this into a 22cm springform tin that has been lined with baking paper and bake for 50 – 60mins
- Let the cake cool in the tin….once cool, dust with some cocoa and enjoy!
- Serve with cream and strawberries
http://www.gardenware.com.au/food-glorious-food-mushrooms-cake/
