I made the tastiest chocolate cake I've ever made, and I'm so happy with how it turned out! It's four layers of chocolate sponge with dark chocolate mascarpone cream filling inbetween, with a silky chocolate ganache on the outside. I'll add the recipe in a comment below.
by Buddhini
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Omg yes pls add recipe!
**Chocolate layer cake recipe**
**Chocolate sponge**
(the ingredients below makes 2 eight inch cakes – the cakes will be cut in half to make 4 layers total.)
* 224g all purpose flour
* 96g cocoa powder
* 1.5 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp baking soda
* ½ tsp salt
* 200g white caster sugar
* 200g light brown sugar
* 188ml vegetable oil
* 7 large eggs
* 4.5 tsp vanilla extract
* 142ml buttermilk
* 142ml sour cream
**Method**
* Grease 2×8 inch cake tins. Line with parchment paper, then grease the parchment paper.
* Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
* Use a whisk to mix the oil, eggs, and vanilla together until combined.
* Add the buttermilk and sour cream and mix until combined.
* Preheat the oven to 175°C.
* Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and whisk or beat on low speed until the batter is completely combined.
* Pour batter into the two tins, 785g per tin, and bake at 175°C for 40 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
* Remove the cake from the oven and set on a wire rack. Allow to cool completely in the tin.
* Remove from the tin, wrap in cling film and place in the fridge until needed.
**Dark chocolate mascarpone frosting**
**Chocolate syrup**
* 125g dark chocolate callets (60%)
* 50g cocoa powder
* 140g white sugar
* Pinch of sea salt flakes
* 95g hot water (optional pinch of instant coffee mixed in)
**Dark chocolate mascarpone frosting**
* 500g heavy cream (40% fat, cold)
* 250g mascarpone at 16c (semi cold)
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* All of the chocolate syrup
**Method**
* Prepare hot water/tiny pinch of coffee/hot cocoa.
* In a saucepan over medium heat, add 125g dark chocolate, 50g cocoa powder, 140g white sugar, a pinch of sea salt flakes, and 95g of hot water/hot cocoa.
* Whisk for about 1 min until everything dissolves into a smooth glossy chocolate syrup. Do not heat longer than necessary. Immediately pour this chocolate syrup into the bowl you plan to use for mixing.
* Add 250g of cold mascarpone, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, and 500ml of cold heavy cream. Give it a quick whisk by hand using a balloon whisk just to combine everything and to ensure the mixture cools down quickly. Do not overwhisk, it thickens quickly.
* Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for 30 mins – 1 hour.
* Once its fully chilled, use the electric hand mixer and whip on medium speed until it turns into a frosting with medium peaks. Do not overwhip.
* Frosting is now ready to use.
**Chocolate ganache frosting**
* 500g heavy cream
* 100g glucose syrup
* 2 tsp cocoa powder
* 1 pinch of sea salt flakes
* 400g dark chocolate calletes
* 150g unsalted butter, diced and softened
**Method**
* Place 400g of the chocolate in a heatproof bowl.
* Place 500g heavy cream, 100g glucose syrup, 2 tsp cocoa powder, pinch of salt, and 150g butter in a medium saucepan.
* Place the saucepan over medium heat and warm the cream until it reaches 80c.
* Pour the hot cream over the dark chocolate and let it sit for 1 min without stirring.
* Stir the ganache gently to mix everything and then use an immersion blender and blend carefully without lifting the blender above the liquid level – no air bubbles should be incorporated at this stage.
* Pour the ganache into a clean container. Tap to release any air bubbles.
* Cover with cling film and let it cool at room temperature overnight.
**Assembly**
* Cut the cake layers into half to form 4 layers of chocolate sponge. You may need to level out the domed tops.
* Assemble cake with chocolate sponge and chocolate mascarpone frosting in alternating layers.
* Wrap the cake in clingfilm or acetate cake collar and leave in the fridge overnight.
* Spoon/spread the chocolate ganache to cover the outside of the cake.
Did your blood, sweat, and tears go into it?
Looks 10/10 btw.
Oh damn. I’m having some serious cake envy right now.
* All of the chocolate syrup
🙌🧐
it look like matilda’s cake from the movie 😭👏👏
well done
i’m not huge double chocolate fan
but this made me crave it 😭👏👏
I’m on a restricted diet for an upcoming surgery and I want to stick my whole head in that cake lol
This looks so fudgy and moist! And those layers look amazing.
Fabulous looking. Thanks so much for the recipe.
Oooohhhh…. Now I want chocolate cake for breakfast.
Hell yes! Looks yum!!
This looks soooo good
That is a gorgeous cake and I love the cake to icing ratio
Does Principal Trunchball know you have her cake??
This is exactly the cake I have been envisioning for weeks
That looks fucking good. I’m going to dig for a chocolate bar now.
I would tear this cake up in a heartbeat
😋
Oooo let me tear that cake up 🤤
that looks so freaking good.
Jesus Christ almighty humana humana humana
the oil, sour cream and buttermilk in your sponge layers tell me that this is is so moist, mmm. thank you for the recipe! can’t wait for an occasion to make it for
Diabetes lol just joking! This looks amazing! Chocolate cake is so good!
My God 🤩
I appreciate the recipe. I would appreciate more if you would make this for me. I will drive to you to pick it up- no matter where you live. 😀
That looks awesome!
Impressive!
Attention Grabber several slices for me.
A slice of this cake would heal me.
I feel sinful just *looking* at it 😋
Thank you for this. I have Mascarpone left over from making Tiramisu for my husband’s birthday last week. I’ve been looking for something to make with it and this looks fantastic.
That looks so rich and delicious! Fantastic job
Have mercy! I have perished and I haven’t even eaten any 😭😭😭😭 looks incredible!!!
I would reveal some very shameful aspects of my personality if this cake were in my immediate vicinity
This looks like Trunchbull’s cake!
Matilda would like a word
I don’t really like chocolate cakes because they are too chocolat-y (weird tastes, I know) but gosh, that cake is STUNNING (and I would eat just a tiny little bit to taste it stealing it from your plate)