This cake is just unbelievable - delicious and rich, I think it is almost impossible to fail this amazing chocolate cake!
For making it prettier, you can top it up with shredded pieces of chocolate, strings of ganache, slices almonds... A dream in a slice!
Ingredients for 12 people:
Cake:
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 100 g butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
Filling:
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 200 g chocolate
- 1 cup whipped cream
Topping:
- 100 g chocolate with 1/2 cup liquid cream
1) mix all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt)
2) mix all the ingredients (sugar, eggs, milk, butter, vanilla)
3) add 1 progressively to 2
4) pour in baking pan and bake for 50 min at 175C
5) once the cake is sort of cool, slice it into 2 layers
6) mix the yolks and the sugar in a pot sitting in hot water underneath
7) add the melted chocolate, mix
8) wait the mixture has cooled down and add the whipped cream slowly - cool in the fridge
9) wrapped the bottom of your cake quite tight with baking paper to prevent the filling to escape, pour the cream and cover with the second part of the cake.
10) melt the chocolate and the cream for the topping
11) Pour on the top
12) Serve the cake after at least 4 hours in the fridge.
VoilĂ !
For making it prettier, you can top it up with shredded pieces of chocolate, strings of ganache, slices almonds... A dream in a slice!
Oops - really to make it again... |
Cake:
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 100 g butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
Filling:
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 200 g chocolate
- 1 cup whipped cream
Topping:
- 100 g chocolate with 1/2 cup liquid cream
1) mix all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt)
2) mix all the ingredients (sugar, eggs, milk, butter, vanilla)
3) add 1 progressively to 2
4) pour in baking pan and bake for 50 min at 175C
5) once the cake is sort of cool, slice it into 2 layers
6) mix the yolks and the sugar in a pot sitting in hot water underneath
7) add the melted chocolate, mix
8) wait the mixture has cooled down and add the whipped cream slowly - cool in the fridge
9) wrapped the bottom of your cake quite tight with baking paper to prevent the filling to escape, pour the cream and cover with the second part of the cake.
10) melt the chocolate and the cream for the topping
11) Pour on the top
12) Serve the cake after at least 4 hours in the fridge.
VoilĂ !