Dark Chocolate Blondie Cakes

Ingredients:

• Cooking spray
• 1 cup premium wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 5 and 1/3 tbsp (80 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 85 g of cottage cheese at room temperature
• 1 tbsp. light brown sugar (compacted)
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup sweet coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or granules

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Spray a 20x20cm glass baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In the large bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese on medium speed until fluffy. Add the brown sugar and beat for another 3-4 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until smooth. Add the hazelnuts, coconut, and chocolate and fold in with a wooden spatula.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the pan comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Let the cake cool in the pan for 20 minutes before slicing into cakes.