Chocolate Truffle cake
- 4 eggs
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 baking powder
- 1 baking soda
- 4 cocoa
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup oil or butter
- 1 vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 sugar
- 2 cup chopped dark chocolate
- 1 cup fresh cream
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- Beat eggs and sugar in a dish till the mixture is double in volume.
- Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda and add to the mixture
- Add oil, vanilla extract and cocoa to the mixture and mix well.
- The mixture will turn very chocolaty, yet very thick.
- Add some milk to loosen it.
- The mixture now becomes smooth yet thick and still looks very chocolaty.
- Grease a baking dish with a little oil.
- And add the prepared batter to it.
- Set the microwave on max power and for a duration of about 5-7 mins.
- After the cake is done, insert a toothpick in the centre of the cake and pull it out.
- If it comes out clean, your cake is perfect and ready.
- If not, microwave it for a couple more minutes.
- Remove the cake from the dish and cur it into 2 horizontally.
- For sugar Syrup, bring the water and sugar mixture to a boil, and stir so that the sugar dissolves well.
- For Icing, heat the cream in a saucepan and keep stirring to make it smooth.
- Turn off the flame, add the chopped chocolate and mix well.
- Let the mixture cool.
- Place the lower half of the cake on a turn table or the serving dish.
- Pour half of the sugar Syrup over the lower half, spreading it evenly.
- Using a spatula or a knife, cover the top of the lower half with some of the icing.
- Place the other half on top of the lower half, and pour the remaining sugar Syrup.
- Use the remaining Icing to cover the top of the cake, and it's sides.
- For garnishing, decorate the cake with whipped cream (or heavy cream whipped well with sugar and vanilla extract), and cover it with grated chocolate.
- Allow the cake to set in the refrigerator for atleast 1 hour.
eggs, flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, milk, oil, vanilla, water, sugar, chocolate, fresh cream, whipping cream
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/365989-chocolate-truffle-cake (may not work)