Italian Chocolate Bread Cake
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15 INGREDIENTS • 8 STEPS • 1HR 15MINS

Italian Chocolate Bread Cake

This chocolate bread cake is an old family recipe. This cake is very easy to make and it's made with leftover bread. Mix together your favorite nuts and fruits and you will have a spectacular cake recipe.
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This chocolate bread cake is an old family recipe. This cake is very easy to make and it's made with leftover bread. Mix together your favorite nuts and fruits and you will have a spectacular cake recipe.
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Vincenzo's Plate
I'm Vincenzo, a food-obsessed Italian living in Australia who cooks traditional Italian meals with family and friends.
http://www.vincenzosplate.com/

1HR 15MINS

Total Time

Ingredients

Servings
12
us / metric
Bread
14 oz
Bread, stale
Milk
4 cups
Milk
Egg
2
Eggs
Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup
Granulated Sugar
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
4 Tbsp
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Apple
2
Apples, diced
Walnut
to taste
Walnuts
Pine Nuts
to taste
Pine Nuts
Almonds
to taste
Almonds, halved
Sultanas
to taste
Sultanas
Butter
2.5 oz
Butter, softened, cubed
Amaretti Biscuits
to taste
Amaretti Biscuits, crumbled
Breadcrumbs
to taste
Breadcrumbs
Butter
to taste
Butter, softened
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
to taste
Powdered Confectioners Sugar

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories
230
Fat
8.6 g
Protein
7.9 g
Carbs
31.7 g
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Cooking Instructions

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step 1
Preheat your oven at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
step 2
In a large bowl break up the Bread (14 oz) into smaller pieces. Add Milk (4 cups) and let it absorb and soften for 30 minutes while moving it around every now and then.
step 3
After the milk has been absorbed into the bread, use your hands break the bread apart into a creamy consistency.
step 4
Next add Eggs (2), Granulated Sugar (1/2 cup), Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (4 Tbsp) and mix thoroughly.
step 5
Add in the Walnuts (to taste), Pine Nuts (to taste), Almonds (to taste), Sultanas (to taste), Apples (2), Butter (2.5 oz), Amaretti Biscuits (to taste) and mix well.
step 6
Using a round baking tin cut the baking paper into a round shape and place at the bottom. Butter (to taste) the pan and spread some Breadcrumbs (to taste) all around to prevent sticking.
step 7
Add the batter into the round baking tin and using a spoon even it out over the top. Sprinkle some more Breadcrumbs (to taste) and pieces of Butter (to taste). Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes.
step 8
Decorate with Powdered Confectioners Sugar (to taste), slice, and serve.

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Tags

Comfort Food
Bread
Snack
Shellfish-Free
Dessert
Vegetarian
Italian
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