Moroccan Chocolate Cake Recipes

MOROCCAN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Stir together the heavy cream, agave, cinnamon, cumin and salt in a large bowl.
• Place the chopped chocolate in the bowl of a double boiler. Set the bowl over a pot of gently simmering water and stir until the chocolate is fully melted, about 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from the pot and set on a dish towel to dry the bottom of the bowl.
• Using a hand-held mixer, whip the spiced cream just until it forms soft peaks, 2 to 3 minutes; be careful not to over-whip. Now, using a rubber spatula, quickly and gently fold the melted chocolate into the whipped cream. Serve immediately, or divide the mousse among serving bowls and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE WITH EASY CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C/Gas Mark 4). Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan or spray with a baking spray that includes flour.
• With a hand mixer, beat sugar and butter together until well blended.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the salt, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder, and cocoa powder. Mix until blended.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add about 1/3 of the flour and 1/2 of the milk and mix on low speed until combined.
• Add another 1/3 of the flour and the remaining milk and mix thoroughly.
• Add the remaining flour and combine all ingredients, being careful not to overbeat the batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.
• Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack for about 10 minutes.
• Carefully remove the cake from the pan and cool completely on a rack.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Sift the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and set aside.
• In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter.
• Whisk in the cocoa powder and milk and continue cooking and stirring until thickened.
• Remove the chocolate mixture from the heat and whisk in the confectioners' sugar. Thin out with more milk, if needed, or add more confectioners' sugar if a thicker icing is desired.
• Glaze the cake with the chocolate glaze, or frost, as desired.

MOROCCAN CAKE (LE RUSSE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Generously grease 3 (8-1/4-inch) pie pans or molds; Cut 3 rounds of waxed paper to line the bottom of each mold and generously grease the waxed paper.
• To prepare the meringue, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the egg whites with the salt and cream of tartar; Slowly add the sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form; Divide the egg whites among the three molds and smooth the tops with a spatula; Place in the oven and immediately decrease the heat to 275°F (135°C); Bake until the meringue is hard but not brown, about 1 hour; (At this point, you can turn off the oven and let the meringues stand for a few hours or overnight).
• To prepare the ganache, reserve 12 hazelnuts for garnish; In a food processor, grind the remaining nuts with 1 tablespoon of the sugar until you have a fine meal.
• Combine the chocolate, coffee, brandy, and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a heatproof bowl; In a large, heavy skillet, bring water to a simmer over medium-high heat; Remove the skillet from the heat; Place the bowl filled with the chocolate mixture in the skillet and stir gently until the chocolate melts; Set aside and allow to cool slightly.
• Pour the cream into a large chilled bowl and whip with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; Gently fold the melted chocolate into the whipped cream, and then fold in half of the ground nuts.
• To assemble the cake, carefully peel the paper from the bottom of each meringue; Set one round on a serving platter; With a spatula, spread one third of the ganache over the top; Cover with a second round, and repeat the procedure; Top with the third round, and spread with the remaining ganache, spreading it over and around the sides of the cake; Sprinkle with the remaining ground hazelnuts and garnish with the whole nuts; Refrigerate for 2 to 6 hours before serving.

MOROCCAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease and line a 9 inch round cake tin about 3 inches deep.
• Whisk the egg whites until stiff while adding the superfine sugar and flour a bit at a time (this mixture should resemble that of a merfingue). Fold in the choclate, dates, and almonds. Spoon mixture into the prepared cake tin. Bake the cake for 15 minutes, until the cake rises, then reduce temperature to 200 degrees and cook for a further 10 minutes to cook the center. Cool slightly, then dust with confectioners' sgar.
• To serve, cut into wedges and drizzle with chcolate sauce.
• Garnish with strawberries, and seve with ice cream.

MOROCCAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• In a bowl whisk together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup water. After mixing add 4 tsp cocoa powder and 2 tsp dry buttermilk. You can also use dry milk. If using buttermilk the overall flavor will be a little more tart.
• Reserve half of the mixture and set aside.
• To the remaining liquid add 3 eggs and 2 tsp baking powder. Whisk well.
• Finally slowly add the coconut flour and almond flour, mixing as you go.
• Grease an 8" round baking pan and pour in mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and place on a baking rack to cool.
• To the reserved chocolate liquid add 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt.
• Whisk until all of the yogurt has been combined.
• Poke several small holes into the cake using a skewer, toothpick or other small thin object.
• Pour the glaze over the top of the cake, adding as much or little as to your liking.
• Finally, the cake can also be dusted with powdered sugar before serving or topped with fresh fruit.

MESKOUTA (MOROCCAN ORANGE CAKE)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8½-by-4½-inch loaf pan with olive oil, and line it with a sheet of parchment paper so that you have extra on the sides. (You'll use this to lift the loaf out of the pan.)
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well combined. In another large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and eggs until well combined. Add the yogurt, olive oil, orange zest, orange juice and vanilla extract to the sugar and egg mixture, and whisk until well incorporated.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix using a spatula until you no longer see flecks of flour, making sure not to overmix. (The batter will be slightly lumpy.) Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, and use a spatula to spread into an even layer.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with some small, moist crumbs. (If the cake needs another minute or two, but is becoming too brown, tent with foil.) Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before using the parchment overhang to remove from the pan.
• Make the optional whipped cream: Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whisk the cream and the confectioners' sugar for about 2 to 3 minutes on medium-high until medium peaks begin to form. You want a spreading consistency. Cover and keep in the fridge until ready to serve the cake.
• To serve, cut the cake in slices, top with whipped cream, if using, and garnish with chocolate shavings, if using. Alternatively, you can also top the whole cake with whipped cream, then slice it. Without the whipped cream, the cake keeps for up to 5 days in an airtight container on the counter.

MOROCCAN COUSCOUS WITH THE THERMOMIX

Steps:

• Once you have all these ingredients, what will remain is to carry out these instructions:
• Peel the onion and cut it into pieces, as will be the carrot, pepper or zucchini.
• In the glass of the robot you must add the oil, the carrot, the pepper, the zucchini and the onion. Program it at speed 5 / 8 seconds, approximately.
• Then reprogram it, after having lowered with a spatula the remains that will remain on the walls of the glass, at speed 1 / temperature 100 º / 6 minutes.
• Then add the butterfly to the Thermomix and add the rest of the ingredients. Set it at speed 1 / temperature 70º / 3 minutes.