Chocolate Cake

Описание: today I'm making a chocolate cake today moist delicious to enjoy with your family..
who doesn't like a piece of choc cake filled with choc cream!

FOR THE CAKE :
this recipe is to make two cake size 18 cm or 7 inch.
4 large eggs
160ml oil
160ml butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
150ml milk
300ml hot water
2 tbsp instant coffee
100g melted dark choc

300g cake flour
100g cocoa powder
200g brown sugar
200g white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
if using unsalted butter add 1/2 tsp salt but I skipped it because I used salted butter.

method:
1. preheat oven
2. mix all the wet ingredients (except water)
3. mix all the dry ingredients
4. add the dry ingredients into the wet in two stages and mix in between until fully mixed. then add the melted choc and the coffee that has been dissolved in hot water.
5. divide into two tins that are greased and lined with parchment paper.
6. bake at 170 c for 50 to 60 mins depending on your oven, I used fan forced setting in my oven. you can check if done by using toothpick in the centre.

GANACHE:
250g dark choc 70%
250g milk choc
50g butter (optional does not affect the result )
450g thickened cream
200g thickened cream

METHOD
1. chop the choc into small pieces so they melt faster
2. heat up the cream(450g) until it boil then add directly into the choc and butter and mix then cover with cling wrap and let it cool .
I've put mine in the fridge and used it the next day so it was so hard with work with.
if you do the same please pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds.
whisk the 200g thickened cream with 1 tbsp sugar and set aside.
whisk the ganache then add the whisked cream and set aside, if the mix is a bit soft refrigerate for 15 - 30 mins.

for the simple syrup I used to soak off the cake is one part sugar to two parts water with a peel of half a lemon, bring to boil then cool down and is ready to use. you can store in fridge in a airtight container.


I used simple syrup to soak the cake, you just need one part sugar to two part water, bring to a boil and then let it cool then use.

please see the full video for the demonstration.


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