Cyril Lignac's light chocolate cake:an ultra gourmet and very surprising recipe ("With a surprise ingredient!")

Some pastries occupy a special place in our hearts, like chocolate cake . Easy to prepare and inexpensive, its softness and its good taste of cocoa delight us and bring us joy. Unfortunately, this delicacy is good calorie and can be difficult to digest at times. To avoid this, pastry chef Cyril Lignac uses tricks and sharing at the microphone of RTL his own recipe for ultra light chocolate cake .

Chef Cyril Lignac's advice for making a light chocolate cake

Contrary to popular belief, it is quite possible to eat lightly having fun. For this, Cyril Lignac has a special ingredient to lighten the preparation of a chocolate dessert:the pumpkin . Coming from the Cucurbitaceae family, this plant is particularly interesting because, in addition to being rich in fiber, it will provide natural sugar and soft to the cake. In this idea, the chef offers this recipe without butter, without flour and without added sugar. Ideal for people who pay attention to their figure or who suffer from health problems (allergies, diabetes etc)!

Cyril Lignac's light chocolate cake recipe

Preparation time:1 hour and 20 minutes.
Cooking time:30 minutes.

To make the light chocolate cake you need:

• 400g pumpkin
• 40 g of honey
• 20g cocoa powder
• 30g cornstarch
• 150 g of chocolate
• 4 eggs

Preparation steps:

1. Peel the pumpkin and bake it in the oven at 180° for 1 hour.
2. Once cooked and cooled, scoop out the pumpkin flesh on a plate and mash it with a fork.
3. Separate the white from the egg yolks. In a bowl, whisk four egg yolks then add the honey, cocoa and half the pumpkin flesh.
4. Mix well and incorporate the cornstarch.
5. Then add the melted chocolate and the rest of the pumpkin flesh, mix it until the preparation is homogeneous.
6. In another container, whisk the egg whites then fold them into the batter. Mix gently without breaking the whites.
7. In a mold, pour the preparation and bake in the oven at 180° for thirty minutes.

Chef's tip: for more indulgence, you can also add a chocolate icing on top, it's up to you!

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