top of page

Chocolate Cake

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:

  1. Melt both the Chocolates together in a bowl over a double boiler

  2. 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.

  3. Whip 730 g of heavy cream and 100 g of sugar to a soft peak.

  4. Combine melted chocolate and egg yolks together with a hand whisk. Then fold in the whipped cream

  5. 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






bottom of page