Chocolate-coffee cake recipe
A recipe for a delicious and, despite its simplicity, beautiful moist chocolate cake with coffee, layered with a delicious mascarpone cream. Such a cake will be perfect for special occasions.
Wyposażenie
- Two baking pans with a diameter of about 20 cm.
Składniki
ingredients for the chocolate cake
- 250 g all-purpose flour ((1 and 2/3 cups) )
- 50 g ground almonds ((half a cup) )
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 200 g sugar ((1 cup) )
- 175 g butter (softened )
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 4 eggs (size L)
- 200 ml buttermilk (at room temperature)
ingredients for coffee syrup for the cake
ingredients for mascarpone cream for the cake
- 500 g mascarpone cheese (cold )
- 250 ml cold heavy cream - I used 30%
- 50 g powdered sugar ((1/3 cup) )
- 2 tablespoons amaretto
additionally:
- 100 g dark chocolate (- grated)
Instrukcja
How to make chocolate cake for the cake
- Break the chocolate into pieces, transfer to a heatproof bowl, place over a pot of simmering water – ensuring the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water – and heat until the chocolate melts. Remove the bowl from the pot and let it cool slightly.100 g dark chocolate
- Cream the butter with sugar until light and fluffy.175 g butter, 200 g sugar
- Mix the flour with ground almonds and baking powder.250 g all-purpose flour, 50 g ground almonds, 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Add the melted chocolate to the butter mixture and mix briefly.
- Add the eggs one by one and mix until combined.4 eggs
- Gradually add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk – do not overmix – just until the ingredients are combined.200 ml buttermilk
- Transfer the batter to two baking pans with a diameter of about 20 cm.
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for about 20-25 minutes – or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- After baking, let it cool.
- Cut the cakes into two layers – from one cake, I also trimmed the domed top and crumbled it.
How to make mascarpone cream for the cake
- Place all cream ingredients in a bowl – the heavy cream and mascarpone must be very well chilled – and beat on high speed until the cream is whipped and thickened.500 g mascarpone cheese, 250 ml cold heavy cream - I used 30%, 50 g powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons amaretto
Chocolate-coffee cake assembly
- Prepare the coffee and amaretto syrup.approx. 75 ml espresso, 100 ml amaretto, 2-3 teaspoons sugar
- Soak the cake layers with it.
- Layer each cake layer with cream – set aside some cream to spread on top of the cake – and sprinkle with grated chocolate.
- Finally, spread the remaining cream on the top and sides of the cake.
- You can additionally sprinkle the sides with crumbled cake and grated chocolate.100 g dark chocolate
- Chill the cake in the refrigerator.
Wartości Odżywcze
Servings: 100gCalories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 6gFat: 27g
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