Lately, am so into baking cake..all thanks to hubby for purchasing the new recipe book for me! Since my hubby is a chocolate person, so I baked him this chocolatelicious cake!
Ingredients
Cake
4 egg yolks
45g caster sugar (for yolks)
4 egg whites
45g caster sugar (for whites)
50g vegetable oil
50g water
75g flour
15g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
Chocolate Mousse
170g melted dark chocolate
400g whipped cream (whisked)
110g milk
30g caster sugar
10g cocoa powder
2 egg yolks
Gelatine mixture
10g gelatine powder
30g water
Decorations
Cocoa powder, silver beads, chocolate slice
Method
1. Cake: Mix egg yolks, caster sugar, vegetable oil and water well. Fold in flour and cocoa powder. Whisk egg white and caster sugar to stiif peak. Fold into egg yolks mixture. Pour into cake mould. Bake at 160 degree celcius for 25-30mins.
2. Gelatine mixture: Mix gelatine powder and water. Dissolve it over hot water.
3. Chocolate Mousse filling: Heat milk, cocoa powder and caster sugar until dissolve. Stir in egg yolks and drain. Fold in melted dark chocolate. Stir in gelatine mixture. Fold in cream.
4. Assembly: Line one slice of chocolate cake on the bottom. Pour chocolate mousse filling. Top up with one slice of chocolate cake. Pour chocolate mousse filling. Set in the refrigerator. Remove from mould. Dust cocoa powder and decorate.
Note:I followed the portion on chocolate mousse filling, and actually baked 2 whole cake. (baked another cake the next day in order not to waste the additional mousse filling)
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