Kefir plumcake with dark chocolate chips made using only egg whites and a fermented milk beverage (kefir, a probiotic food rich in beneficial properties). This chocolate chip plumcake is easy, quick, tasty and particularly soft. Kefir is a great alternative to make your desserts fluffier and it is also low in lactose but, if you prefer, you can substitute it with plain yogurt. Below, let’s see what you need to prepare this delicious plumcake:
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Oven
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup kefir
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tbsp potato starch
- 5 egg whites egg whites (about 5)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Steps
Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks in a large bowl, gradually adding the sugar.
In another bowl, mix the oil with room-temperature kefir, the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Sift the flour, potato starch and baking powder directly over the mixture.
Gently fold the previously whipped egg whites into the batter using a spatula from the bottom upward and also add the dark chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into a buttered and floured 12-inch loaf pan, level the surface and transfer to a preheated oven at 338°F.
Bake for about 35-40 minutes, performing the classic toothpick test (it should come out perfectly dry).
Remove from the oven, let cool and then unmold the cake, turning it out onto a serving plate.
The kefir plumcake with dark chocolate chips is ready to be served.
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