Chocolate Expresso Cake

Whats a cake blog with out the moistest chocolate cake recipe that i have EVER found! This cake will keep for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.

Delicious with double cream and a good quality ice-cream or make a nice hot chocolate sauce to pour over before serving for that knockout effect!

Enjoy!!

Ingredients – Cake

  • 3 EGGS (SEPARATED)
  • 125GM OF CHOPPED DARK CHOCOLATE
  • 1 CUP OF STRONG ESPRESSO COFFEE
  • 30GM OF GOOD QUALITY COCOA POWDER
  • 20ML OF GRAND MARNIER OR COINTREAU
  • 200GM OF UNSALTED BUTTER
  • 330GM OF CASTOR SUGAR
  • 375GM OF PLAIN FLOUR
  • 1.5 TEASPOONS OF BICARBONATE OF SODA
  • 1/2 CUP OF LIGHT SOUR CREAM

Method – Cake

  1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 180C AND BUTTER AND LINE A 26CM SPRING-FORM CAKE TIN
  2. COMBINE CHOCOLATE, COFFEE , GRAND MARNIER AND COCOA IN A HEATPROOF BOWL OVER SIMMERING WATER, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY UNTIL ALL THE CHOCOLATE MELTS AND MIXTURE IS COMPLETELY SMOOTH.COOL A LITTLE
  3. CREAM BUTTER AND SUGAR UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY, ADD EGG YOLKS ONE AT A TIME, BEATING WELL BETWEEN ADDITIONS AND THEN STIR IN THE COOLED CHOCOLATE MIXTURE AND BEAT WELL.
  4. FOLD IN COMBINED FLOUR AND BICARBONATE OF SODA ALTERNATELY WITH SOUR CREAM.DO THIS IN 2 BATCHES
  5. BEAT EGG WHITES UNTIL FIRM PEAKS FORM AND GENTLY FOLD INTO CAKE MIXTURE.
  6. POUR MIXTURE INTO BUTTERED AND LINED CAKE TIN AND BAKE AT 180C FOR APPROXIMATELY 40- 50 MINUTES.TEST WITH A SKEWER AND ALLOW TO COOL SLIGHTLY FOR 10 MINUTES IN TIN BEFORE TURNING OUT.TURN OUT AND ALLOW TO COOL TO ROOM TEMPERATURE

Ingredients – Chocolate Ganache Icing

  • 120 GM OF CHOPPED DARK CHOCOLATE
  • 1 TABLESPOON OF STRONG ESPRESSO COFFEE
  • 160ML OF THICKENED CREAM

Method – Chocolate Ganache Icing

  1. COMBINE ALL OF THE GANACHE INGREDIENTS INTO A HEATPROOF BOWL OVER SIMMERING WATER, STIRRING UNTIL THE CHOCOLATE MIXTURE IS MELTED AND THE MIXTURE IS SMOOTH.
  2. TRANSFER THIS MIXTURE TO A COOL BOWL AND WHISK UNTIL IT IS OF A SPREADABLE CONSISTENCY.
  3. ALLOW THIS TO COOL SLIGHTLY BEFORE SPREADING OR POURING OVER CAKE.