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:
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Easy
- Makes:
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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
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5 Q.S.egg yolks
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500 mlVegetable oil
Preparation: Chocolate and Coffee Cake
Make a mayonnaise with the yolks and oil
Ingredients: Chocolate and Coffee Cake
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500 mlHot water
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1050 gsugar
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8 gcoffee
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200 gCallebaut 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
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750 gflour
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20 gbaking soda
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7 geggs
Preparation: Chocolate and Coffee Cake
Sieve together the flour and baking soda and add slowly to the mixture
Ingredients: Chocolate and Coffee Cake
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150 mlKahlúa Coffee Liqueur
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150 mlcrème 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
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300 gDouble Cream
Preparation: Whipped Ganache
Add 300g cream to the pan and bring to the boil
Ingredients: Whipped Ganache
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1 ggelatin
Preparation: Whipped Ganache
Add the gelatine to the pan
Ingredients: Whipped Ganache
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120 g
Preparation: Whipped Ganache
Pour contents of pan over the dark chocolate and mix
Ingredients: Whipped Ganache
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200 gDouble 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
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50 gglucose
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330 gcream
Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze
Add glucose and cream together in a saucepan and bring to the boil
Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze
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300 g
Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze
Pour onto chocolate and hand blend until emulsified
Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze
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105 gbutter
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
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