Chocolate sponge cake

Ingredients

5 egg yolks

2 egg whites

40 gr sugar

30 gr plain flour

10 gr corn flour

15 gr cocoa powder

65 gr margarine, melted

1/4 tsp baking powder

Method

Beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy and thick. Sift together flour, cornflour, milk powder, cocoa powder and baking powder. Fold into the eggs mixture. Add in the melted margarine, mix gently. Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake on a preheated oven 200C for 15 minutes. Split the cake and set aside.

Coffee Mousse

Ingredients

1 tsp of strong espresso coffee

75 gr thickened cream

100 gr White cooking chocolate, chopped

2 gelatin leaves, soaked

150 gr thickened cream, whisked

Method

Heat 75 gr of thickened cream until hot, add in chopped white cooking chocolate. Stir to melt the chocolate. Drain the gelatine, add into the chocolate mixture. Mix well. Set aside to cool a bit, and then add in the coffee.

Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients

75 gr thickened cream

100 gr dark cooking chocolate

2 gelatin leaves

150 gr thickened cream, whipped

Method

Use the same method as the coffee mousse, without adding coffee.

Assembling

Put one layer of chocolate cake on to a 20×20cm sponge ring tin. Drizzle espresso coffee over the cake, pour in the coffee mousse. Cover with the remaining chocolate cake. Drizzle cake with more espresso coffee and top with the chocolate mousse. Keep in the fridge to set overnight. Decorate with berries, grated chocolate etc.

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