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Death by Chocolate Cake
Author:
Naush
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
For Cake
All purpose flour 2 cups
Sugar 1 cup
or a little less
Cocoa powder 1/3 cup
Salt 1/3 tsp
Baking Powder 1 + 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda 1 + 1/2 tsp
Eggs 2
at room temperature
Milk 280 ml
at room temperature
Oil 1/4 cup
Melted Butter 1/4 cup
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Mousse (For Filling)
Whipping cream 400 ml
cream should be cold
Chocolate chips 1 cup
or you can use chocolate chopped into small pieces
Glaze (For Topping)
Whipping cream 100 ml
Chocolate chips 1/2 cup
or you can use chocolate chopped into small pieces
Instructions
MOUSSE FOR FILLING
Melt the chocolate chips by placing it in a microwave for 20 seconds. Take out and mix.
Whip the cold whipping cream until stiff peaks are formed.
Add the melted chocolate (should not be too hot) and whisk into the whipped cream.
Cover and refrigerate.
GLAZE (FOR TOPPING)
Bring the whipping cream to its boiling point but DO NOT LET IT boil.
Add chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
Then mix to make the glaze.
CAKE
Preheat the oven to 170 *C using lower rod only.
Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl.
Mix using a whisk or an electric mixture until smooth. Add a little more milk if the batter is too thick.
Cover the base of a springform pan with parchment paper.
Pour the mixture in it and bake for 30 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Take the cake out of the oven, allow to cool completely in the pan.
Take out from the pan and cut into 3 sheets.
Place the bottom sheet in the springform pan. Layer with mousse. Repeat with other layers.
Pour hot glaze on top.
Allow to refrigerate for one hour.
Now cut the cake and serve. Enjoy!