Chocolate Cake With Ganache

Ingredients:

5 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup heavy cream (whipping cream)
1 1/2 cup dark chocolate, chopped

For garnish:

Dry fruits, nuts (whole or crushed)

Method

-Preheat oven to 170 degree Celsius.
-Grease a baking sheet, line with parchment paper.
-Beat eggs with sugar using an electric mixer on a medium speed for few minutes till it becomes fluffy.
-Sift flour, baking powder, cocoa and vanilla in a bowl.
-Add flour mixture gradually to eggs, fold,with rubber spatula just until combined.
-Pour batter into prepared baking sheet
-Bake for about 25 minutes, cool completely.
-Heat whipping cream in a pan gently until its barley boiling, remove from heat.
-Add chocolate and stir with rubber spatula until it melt and becomes thick, smooth and glossy.
-Cool completely.
-Place some ganache in piping bag with a small star shaped nozzle for garnish, keep aside.
-Cut cake lengthwise into 3 equal parts.
-Spread generous layer of ganache on top of first layer of cake using palate knife.
-Place the second layer of cake on top and repeat previous step till third layer, smooth the top.
-Wet serrated knife with some hot water and pat dry pass it on the ganache to apply some nice designs (as shown in the picture).
-Refrigerate cake for about an hour.
-Slice gateaux into small squares.
-Pipe a small rosette of ganache on top.
-Garnish with dry fruits, nuts (as desired) and serve.

تصنيف : Cooking