Description
Chocolate Bahulu are delightful little spongy cakes infused with rich cocoa and a hint of vanilla, perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp baking powder (optional)
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease bahulu molds or a mini muffin pan with butter and dust with flour.
- Beat eggs and sugar together until the mixture triples and forms ribbons.
- Gently fold in sifted flour and cocoa powder.
- Slowly stream in melted butter and vanilla, folding until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into molds, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, checking for spring-back and toothpick doneness at 9 minutes.
- Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter.
- Invert onto a cooling rack.
Notes
Serve warm or dusted with powdered sugar. They pair well with tea or coffee.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Chocolate Bahulu, small cakes, dessert, baking, chocolate, Asian sweets
