CHOCOLATE CINNAMON MADELEINE CAKES

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup of all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons of cocoa powder, sieved

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon of salt

3 of eggs

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of melted butter

GARNISH

1/2 cup of melted chocolate 

1/4 cup of fine chopped hazelnuts.

STEPS 

Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a bowl then set aside.

In another bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar with a handheld mixer until the mix whitens and doubles in volume.

Gradually alter adding the flour mix and melted butter one at a time.

Refrigerate the mix for an hour before continuing.

Preheat the oven at 400°F and set the rack at the middle of it. Grease and dust flour on the Madeleine molds then set aside.

Pour the mix into the molds, then bake for 12 minutes. Remove from the molds as soon as they are out of the oven.

Dip each madeleine in the melted chocolate and into the chopped hazelnuts then lay onto a cooling grid.

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