Prep. Time 15′ Baking Time 30′ Serves 10
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 220 g finely chopped dark chocolate
- 250 g butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 tsp liquid vanilla extract (or 2 vanilla pods)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
For the frosting:
- 750 ml 35% heavy cream, whipped to whipped cream
- 1 packet grated biscuits (185 g)
For garnish:
- 1 packet biscuits
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150°C on air.
- Butter two 20 cm trays and lay parchment paper on them.
- In a bain-marie, melt the chocolate, butter, sugar, and honey, stirring.
- Add the salt.
- Once melted, remove from heat.
- Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the melted chocolate and mix with a spatula.
- One by one, add the eggs and mix.
- Add the vanilla.
- Alternately add flour and milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
- Divide the mixture into the trays and bake for 30 minutes until set.
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
- When the cakes have cooled, remove them from the molds and cut each cake in half.
- Combine the whipped cream with the grated biscuits by mixing well.
- Spread a layer of cream and grated biscuits on the cake.
- Make layers of cream and grated biscuits and coat the cake externally with the remaining mixture.
Enjoy!
Source: Argiro Barbarigou
