Chef Kambura
May 10, 2022
Chocolate cake
Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
337 g Butter
580 g Sugar
112 g Cocoa Powder
300 g Eggs
468 g All purpose flour
9 g Baking soda
7.5 g Baking powder
7.5 g Salt
412 g Warm water
Method:
Step 01.
In a mixing bowl with paddle attachment cream the butter, Sugar and Cocoa powder for 4 - 5 minutes
Step 02
In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and add into butter and sugar mix with the eggs together and mix until incorporated. Add Warm water slowly a little at a time to prevent lumps forming. and remember to scrape the side of the mixing bowl a few times.
Step 03
Divide the batter in to 1100 g each and spread on half sheet pans evenly and bake at 325 F for about 15 to 18 minutes. Let the chocolate cake cool down completely
Chocolate cream
430 g Milk chocolate
195 g Dark Chocolate 61% or similar
160 g Yolks
174 g Sugar
200 g heavy cream
11 g Gelatin sheets
730 g heavy cream
100 g Sugar
Method:
Melt both the Chocolates together in a bowl over a double boiler
Let gelatin sheets bloom in ice water. Meanwhile Put 200 g of heavy cream in a small pot and heat it up. in a medium bowl mix the yolks and 174 g sugar. Once the heave cream comes to a boiled add bloomed gelatin sheets squeezing the water out. Pour hot liquid over the yolks and sugar while whisking.
Whip 730 g of heavy cream and 100 g of sugar to a soft peak.
Combine melted chocolate and egg yolks together with a hand whisk. Then fold in the whipped cream
Divide the cream into 2 equal parts spread first part as the first layer on top of the first sheet of cake and spread the second part as the cream as the second layer on top of the second sheet of cake. let the cake freeze for a couple of hours. It will be easier to cut when it's frozen. leave the cakes in refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving