Chocolate Ciambellone (Italian Ring Cake)

Name: Chocolate Ciambellone (Italian Ring Cake)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 80 g of Cocoa; 300 g of All Purpose Flour; 1 packet of Baking Powder; 150 g of White Sugar; 3 Eggs; Mezza glass of Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Mezza glass of Milk; 1 Lemon Peel; 250 g of White Chocolate; 75 g of Butter

Chocolate ciambellone is a classic Italian ring cake, soft and rich, topped with a white chocolate glaze: perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

Recipe Chocolate Ciambellone (Italian Ring Cake)

Difficulty Easy
Preparation 15 minutes
Cooking 45 minutes
Servings for 8 people

Chocolate Ciambellone is a lovely ring cake from the Italian baking tradition. Soft and indulgent, in this recipe the cocoa ring cake is topped with a white chocolate glaze.

The ring is one of the most classic cake shapes because it gives a spectacular result even with the simplest of cakes. This chocolate ring cake is made even more special by the contrast of the glaze and the cookie decorations.

If you love chocolate ring cakes, you can also try the Chocolate Ciambellone without Butter, Milk or Eggs and the Nutella Ring Cake. Now let’s get straight to the recipe for Chocolate Ciambellone.

Ingredients for 8 people

For the cake:
80 g of Cocoa
300 g of All Purpose Flour
1 packet of Baking Powder
150 g of White Sugar
3 Eggs
1/2 glass of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 glass of Milk
1 Lemon Peel grated
For the glaze:
250 g of White Chocolate
75 g of Butter

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Method

To make the chocolate ciambellone, put the eggs and sugar in a medium bowl and beat them with an electric mixer. While still beating, pour in the milk in a thin stream, then the oil in a thin stream, and finally add the lemon zest.
Now add the sifted flour and mix. Add the sifted baking powder and mix again. Finally, add the sifted cocoa too and beat until all the ingredients are fully combined and the batter is smooth.
Butter and flour a ring cake pan, pour in the batter and level the surface. Bake for 45 minutes at 180 °C (350 °F). Once it is baked, take the ciambellone out of the oven, turn it out of the pan and let it cool completely.
While your ciambellone cools, make the glaze. Break the white chocolate into pieces and melt it in a double boiler. When it has completely melted, add the butter, cut into cubes beforehand, and stir well to combine. Blend the glaze for a few minutes to make it smoother.
Pour the glaze over the ciambellone and let it cool so that it sets, then serve the chocolate ciambellone. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you want to decorate your chocolate ciambellone, you can use sprinkles or sugar decorations. For example, I used Chocolate Stars. In any case, you will need to place the decorations before the glaze sets.

Tips

To help the cake come out of the pan easily, you can use a baking release spray.

Storage

You can keep the chocolate ciambellone in a cake tin or under a glass cake dome for a few days.