Chocolate and Coffee Whipped Ganache Cake

There is a surprising ingredient in this cake and it's certainly not what you'd expect - chocolate mayonnaise! Julie creates beautiful mini slices but this couls be cut into different shapes and sizes or served as a whole cake.
Level:
Easy
Makes:
18 mini slices (or this could be cut into different shapes and sizes or used as a whole birthday cake)

Chocolate and Coffee Cake

Ingredients: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

  • 5 Q.S.
    egg yolks
  • 500 ml
    Vegetable oil

Preparation: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

Make a mayonnaise with the yolks and oil

Ingredients: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

  • 500 ml
    Hot water
  • 1050 g
    sugar
  • 8 g
    coffee
  • 200 g
    Callebaut Cocoa Powder

Preparation: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

Dissolve the sugar, cocoa powder and coffee powder/granules in the hot water. Pour this into the mayonnaise slowly.

Ingredients: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

  • 750 g
    flour
  • 20 g
    baking soda
  • 7 g
    eggs

Preparation: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

Sieve together the flour and baking soda and add slowly to the mixture

Ingredients: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

  • 150 ml
    Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur
  • 150 ml
    crème de cacao liqueur

Preparation: Chocolate and Coffee Cake

Add the alcohol last.

Weigh at 1400g per tray
Bake at 180c for 8 minutes or until sponge bounces back

Whipped Ganache

Ingredients: Whipped Ganache

  • 300 g
    Double Cream

Preparation: Whipped Ganache

Add 300g cream to the pan and bring to the boil

Ingredients: Whipped Ganache

  • 1 g
    gelatin

Preparation: Whipped Ganache

Add the gelatine to the pan

Ingredients: Whipped Ganache

Preparation: Whipped Ganache

Pour contents of pan over the dark chocolate and mix

Ingredients: Whipped Ganache

  • 200 g
    Double Cream (cold)

Preparation: Whipped Ganache

Add 200g cold cream to the bowl and mix

Cling contents of the bowl (with cling film touching the ganache) and put in the fridge
Add ganache to mixer bowl and whip until it's firm
Ganache can be piped from a piping bag but it's better to weight out each layer

Dark Chocolate Glaze

Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze

  • 50 g
    glucose
  • 330 g
    cream

Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Add glucose and cream together in a saucepan and bring to the boil

Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Pour onto chocolate and hand blend until emulsified

Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze

  • 105 g
    butter

Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Add butter and emulsify again

Assembly

Add layer of chocolate on to the layer of sponge to stop it sticking to the base of the paper
Add first layer to the tray with frame around it
Add layer of whipped ganache and smooth out evenly with a palette knife
Place next layer on top
And repeat
Add greaseproof paper to the top layer and press down with a chopping board
Place in the freezer

Glaze your cake then allow to set
Cut you cake into the desired shape (small cake triangles or slices)
Pipe rosette of whipped ganache on top

 

note: it's easier to use the sponge from frozen to layer up