Mamma Maria's Cake
- 2 sponge cakes
- 1 cup strong black coffee
- 12 cup coffee liqueur
- 12 cup brandy
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 12 cup cream
- cocoa powder
- 12 cup cornflour
- 12 cup custard powder
- 12 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- 1 12 cups cream
- 2 12 cups milk
- 30 g butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 90 g dark chocolate
- Filling and Frosting.
- Place cornflour, custard powder, and sugar into a saucepan.
- Stir untl combined.
- Gradually add milk, stir until smooth and free of lumps.
- Add vanilla and cream, stir untl combined.
- Stir over low heat until custard boils and thickens.
- Add butter, simmer uncovered for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove pan from heat, add beaten egg yolks, mix well.
- Place custard in bowl, cover with plastic food wrap and allow to become cold.
- Place chocolate in a double saucepan, place over simmering water until chocolate melts.
- Allow to cool slightly.
- Divide custard in half.
- Leave one half vanilla and add chocolate to other half, mix well.
- To prepare cake.
- Cut two 9 inch sponge cakes into four even layers.
- Place first layer onto a serving plate.
- Combine cold coffee, liqeur, brandy and sugar, mix well.
- Brush liqeur mixture onto first layer.
- Spread half the vanilla custard over the first layer.
- Place the second layer on top of the first layer.
- Brush with liqeur mixture.
- Spread 1/3 of chocolate custard over second layer.
- Place third layer on top of second layer, brush wth liqeur mixture and spread with remaining half of vanilla custard.
- Place fourth or top layer on cake and brush with liqeur mixture.
- Spread remaining chocolate custard over the top layer and around sides of cake.
- Smooth over surface with a large spatula.
- refrigerate for several hours.
- Decorate the cake by piping cream to form a decorative border.
- You can decorate the cake in the style that you choose if you wish.
- Sprinkle with finely sifted cocoa powder.
cakes, black coffee, coffee liqueur, brandy, sugar, cream, cocoa, cornflour, custard powder, sugar, vanilla essence, cream, milk, butter, egg yolks, chocolate
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mamma-marias-cake-184320 (may not work)