This recipe for chocolate cake waffles is a little unusual, but well worth a try. The waffles are at their best served warm with lemon curd and strawberries. Whipped cream makes them even more delicious and decadent. Best eaten for a special occasion dessert.
When I was browsing through Chocolat by Eric Lanlard in order to write the review I posted recently, I was caught by his recipe for chocolate waffles. I knew I would have to make them in the not too distant future. When I came back from a preserving course at River Cottage, laden with lemon curd (amongst other things), I knew the time had come. Chocolate waffles with a big dollop of lemon curd had my name written all over it.
So, a couple of days ago, I searched out my silicone waffle moulds, got out my trusty bowl and wooden spoon and gaily set out to follow the recipe, deciding to reduce it by half. I hadn’t got very far when I realised something was seriously wrong. What was Eric thinking of? Indeed what were his editors thinking of? I’ve made several recipes from this book and they have all turned out well, so I was expecting plain sailing once again.
Chocolate Cake Waffles with Lemon Curd & Strawberries
It was the amount of sugar that first set the alarm bells ringing. Three hundred grams? Surely that couldn’t be right. If I’d read the recipe properly before I’d begun, I’d have realised this was a cake mixture not a pancake one. I’d then have made up my own waffle recipe instead.
However I’d already melted the butter and mixed some of the other ingredients, so I carried on, severely reducing the amount of sugar and increasing the milk from one tbsp, yes that’s right only one, to twelve. I had a look online to see if anyone else had reported any issues with this recipe. I couldn’t find any, so maybe I’m the first person to make it.
These waffles may not have been the light crisp affair I’d imagined, but they were still seriously good. Even with the reduced amount of sugar and the extra milk, these were still very much cake rather than waffle. They were quite substantial affairs and one was more than enough, so the four cake waffles I made lasted us over two days. We ate two warm from the oven, but the other two were just as good cold.
Strawberries
Strawberries are now in season so they had to be included. I managed to pick a few wild ones from the garden, which were totally scrumptious. If you can’t get wild strawberries, don’t fret, cultivated ones can be very nearly as good.
On day two we went well over the top with cream and bought strawberries in addition to the lemon curd. Strawberries and lemon curd I have now discovered are a match made in heaven. CT was equally enamoured. In fact the whole combination was superb and I now know what cake I’m going to make for next week’s party. The chocolate waffles will have to wait for another day.
Lemon Curd
Homemade lemon curd is the bees knees. It’s so much nicer than any commercial brand I’ve ever tried. For something a little different and if you’re in the middle of an apple glut, you could try making this apple lemon curd recipes instead.
Other Recipes with Lemon Curd
- Chocolate pomegranate cake with lemon curd & strawberries
- Lemon coconut cakes with freekah flour
- Lemon sherbert tiffin
- Mascarpone & apple curd tarts
- Roasted plum parfait with lemon curd
Linkies
I’m sending these chocolate cake waffles off to Bookmarked Recipes with Jac of Tinned Tomatoes.
They also go to Made with Love Mondays over at Javelin Warrior’s Cookin w/Luv.
Likewise they go to Emily over at A Mummy Too for #recipeoftheweek.
And as strawberries play an important part in the consumption of these cake waffles, I’m sending them off to Lets Cook with Strawberries over at Simply Food.
Bake of the Week must not beforgotten either over at Caso Costello.
Cook Blog Share over at Supergolden Bakes also gets one of these chocolate cake waffles – I’m beginning to think I didn’t make enough!
Finally, one also goes to Tasty Tuesdays with Honest Mum.
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Chocolate Cake Waffles – The Recipe
Chocolate Cake Waffles
Ingredients
- 125 g salted butter
- 125 g flour (half wholemeal, half white)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 50 g golden caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 tbsp milk
- icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Melt butter in a pan over low heat, then leave to cool a little.
- Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl.
- Stir in the sugar.
- Make a well in the centre and break in the eggs.
- Pour in the butter and vanilla extract. Start mixing into the flour from the inside out, adding the milk as you go along.
- Spoon into four silicone waffle moulds and bake in the oven at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 17 minutes. Alternatively use a waffle iron.
- Leave to cool a little then turn out onto a wire rack.
- Dust with icing sugar, then pile on lemon curd, strawberries, chocolate shavings and cream if you’re feeling really decadent.
Lou | Crumbs and Corkscrews says
Ooooo waffles are something I’ve wanted to try for ages and thought I’d need a ‘waffle iron or machine’. I hadn’t thought about a mould and in the oven. These look fabulous; and lots of my favourite flavours. I’m off to find a waffle mould now 🙂
Choclette says
Now you’ve reminded me we haven’t had waffles for ages. The one I’ve used here is a good make. Mine have been used many times and they’re still in good nick.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Chocolate, lemon and strawberries is a winning combo in my book. Yum! Thanks for entering them into Bookmarked Recipes Choclette, the roundup is now live 🙂
Choclette says
Thanks Jac – I used the same combo for my birthday cake and it seems like everyone else thought it was a winner too.
Emma Julia says
Chocolate, strawberries and lemon curd? What a scrummy combo!
Choclette says
It’s a fab combo Emma – just writing up my next post where I’ve used it again.
Helen at Casa Costello says
Ooh such lovely combinations! The colours are fantastic. Thanks so much for joining in once again with #Bakeoftheweek new linky now open x
Choclette says
Thanks Helen
Julie's Family Kitchen says
Hmm, chocolate waffles with lemon curd sounds amazing.
Choclette says
It is amazing, Julie but you mustn’t forget the strawberries 😉
belleau kitchen says
love the idea of lemon and chocolate, such an excellent idea and those waffles…. well HELLO SAILOR! yes please xx
Choclette says
It’s my new favourite combination Dom and has been used again to great affect 🙂
The Caked Crusader says
Yum! A chocolate waffle would be most welcome right now!
Choclette says
Thanks CC. Now you come to mention it …
Hay In A Day says
These look scrummy! And very versatile. I shall also be trying lemon curd and strawberries soon- I bet it really does work
Choclette says
Thank you. It’s a new combination for me, but one I shall very shortly be revisiting 🙂
Janice Pattie says
They look great, your lemon curd looks like it has a perfect consistency and I can imagine it would be a good contrast to the chocolate waffle. I’ve never made waffles, as I don’t have a waffle iron!
Choclette says
Thanks Janice. I don’t have a waffle iron either, but I do have silicone moulds that work wonderfully well.
Carys Jones says
These look mouthwateringly good!
Choclette says
Thank you Carys 🙂
Karen S Booth says
What a wonderful and innovative recipe Choclette and as a lemon curd lover, I totally approve! Karen
Choclette says
Thanks Karen, lemon curd is rather wonderful.
Nayna Kanabar says
This sounds drool worthy, lemon curd, chocolate and strawberries what an amazing combo.Thank You for sending it to Lets cook with strawberries event at simplyfood.
Choclette says
Thanks Nayna, it was indeed an amazing combination.
Deena Kakaya says
Goodness I can honestly say that this combination of lemon curd and chocolate is one that I’ve not had before. The combination does sound pretty sweet so can totally see why you’ve made adjustments. Chocolate with that…it sounds deeply pleasurable x
Choclette says
it’s quite exciting I find Deena to come across a combination I haven’t tried before. But then you are a mistress of coming up with new and exciting food combinations 🙂
Javelin Warrior says
I love lemon and strawberries together – such a great pairing. And over chocolate waffles sounds blissful. I do think 300 grams sounds like a lot of sugar in the original version so that’s strange… But this stills sounds like a keeper to me 🙂
Choclette says
Thanks JW, the idea is a fab one, but I’m sticking to my guns on this one. It IS a cake not a waffle mixture 😉
Becca M says
OMG!!! that looks amazing!!! i’m on a diet, I really should not have looked at this!!
Choclette says
At least it’s only a virtual cake Becca 😉
Jane Sarchet says
Strawberries & lemon curd eh? Gonna have to give that a go 🙂
Janie x
Choclette says
The lemon gives that bit of zing that strawberries don’t have and somehow brings outt the flavour more.
Sarah Shermann says
It’s shame they weren’t as light as you expected but still they sound amazing 🙂
Choclette says
Thanks Sarah, they were rather delicious despite not being what I’d call a waffle 😉