Ingredients
Sponge
180 g of chocolate sponge mix
3 eggs
45 ml of milk
45 g of butter (melted)
Chocolate Cream
200 g of chocolate (broken into pieces)
1 tbsp of unsalted butter
150 g of fresh cream( whipped)
1 tbsp of crème de cacao
Cake Decoration
100 g of grated chocolate, chocolate pieces
Preparation
- To make sponge cake, preheat oven to 180°C; line bottom of a 18cm (7-in) cake tin with greaseproof paper.
- Beat sponge mix, eggs and milk in a mixer with high speed until light and fluffy.
- Turn to low speed, mix in melted butter until well blended.
- Spread batter into prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Split into 3 layers.
- To make chocolate cream, melt chocolate and unsalted butter over boiling water.
- Fold in whipping cream and crème de cacao.
- Spread chocolate cream onto sponge cake.
- Sandwich with another sponge cake until finished.
- Coat cake with chocolate cream thinly.
- Decorate sides with grated chocolate and top with chocolate pieces.
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