Friday, December 20, 2013

Double Indulgence Chocolate Cake








I want a tall cake so i baked the double recipe of this cake. This cake was baked specially for a friend's birthday !

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

sponge cake

(A)
5 egg yolk
60g sugar
80g Milk
60g corn oil

(B)
130g plain flour
30g coco powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 baking soda
1tsp vanilla essence

(C)
5 Egg white

(D)
100g sugar
1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar


Method
1. Beat A till well combined, add in B and Mix well, Set aside.
2. Whip C till foamy, gradually add in D and whisk until soft peak form.
3. Mix egg white mixture into batter gradually and stir gently till well incorporated. Pour batter into 8 inch mould.
4. Bake at 140 C in a preheated oven for 50 minutes till cooked. Remove and invert, set aside. Unmould once the cake is cool and cut the cake horizontally into 2 layes.

Chocolate Cream filling

(E)
200g top whipping cream

(F)
150g dark chocolate ( melted)
100ml hot milk
Mix well and set aside till cold.

(G)
Gelatin 2 pack = (14 g)
50ml water
Cook G till gelatin powder dissolved.

Whip E till hard peak and add in F and G, Whip in cutting way till chocolate set.


Chocolate Ganache

(H)
250g dark chocolate ( Chopped)

(I)

135g  Heavy whipping cream
20g butter

Poach H till melted, slowly add in heated I, and stir gently till well incorporated. Let cool.

Cut the cake horizontally into 2 layers. Place a layer of cake onto a 9" baking ring, spread a layer of chocolate filling onto first layer of cake then repeat previous step and pour all the filling in the empty space of cake, spread evenly and chill in refrigerator till set.

Decoration: Remove the cake from refrigerator and drizzle Chocolate Ganache over, then spread evenly. Cover the edge with love letter and tie with ribbon. Decorate with some fresh fruits.









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