Italian Chocolate Cake

• cake
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder plus extra to dust
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 cup milk
• 4 eggs
• 5 tablespoons honey
• 5 tablespoons strong black coffee cold
• icing AND FILLING
• 3 egg whites
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 12 1/2 ounces mascarpone cheese
• 3 tablespoons marsala wine or milk
• 8 ounces raspberries
• chocolate curls dark, to decorate
• chocolate sauce to serve

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and line 2 - 9 inch springform pans.
2. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder. Add oil, milk, eggs and 3 tbsp honey. Beat until smooth. Distribute between pans and bake for 35-40 mins, until risen and firm. Let cool in pans for 10 mins then turn out and let cool. MIx together coffee and remaining honey. Set aside.
3. Meanwhile, whisk together egg whites and sugar over a double boiler until thick and glossy. Remove from heat. Whisk for 5 mins, until cool. Whisk together mascarpone and marsala until smooth then fold in meringue.
4. Brush 1 cake with coffee syrup. Spread 1/3 of icing over top and sprinkle with raspberries. Top with second cake and brush with syrup. Ice top and sides with remaining icing. Decorate with chocolate curls and cocoa powder. Serve with chocolate sauce.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Italian-Chocolate-Cake-1400632 (may not work)