Cappuccino truffle cake

AUTHOR
Avis Adkins
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 2

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 500 g Whipped cream
  • 1 go. tablespoon espresso powder (instant)
  • 250 g Dark chocolate
  • 6 eggs, salt, 150 g sugar (Gr. M)
  • 100 g flour, 50 g cornstarch
  • 2 (20 g) easy go. tablespoons + some cocoa
  • 1 package Baking Powder
  • 300 g white couverture
  • 10 g white plate fat (e.g. palmine)
  • baking paper, 1 small freezer bag

Directions

  1. 1

    Line a springform pan (26 cm Ø; approx. 8 cm high) at the bottom with baking paper. Bring the cream and espresso to the boil, remove from the stove. Break 200 g chocolate into pieces, melt in it while stirring. Let it cool down. Cover and chill for about 3 hours.

  2. 2

    Separate eggs. Beat the egg whites, 3 tbsp. cold water and 1 pinch of salt until stiff, adding sugar. Beat the egg yolks separately. Sift flour, starch, 2 tbsp. cocoa and baking powder on top and fold in. Brush into the form. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/circulating air: 150 °C/gas: level 2) for 30-35 minutes. Let cool down

  3. 3

    Cut through the floor 3 times horizontally. Whip the chocolate cream for about 1 minute until creamy. 1⁄3 Spread the cream on the 1st cake base. Place 2nd cake base on top and spread with 1⁄3 cream. Place the cake base on top and spread with the remaining cream. Press the last cake layer lightly on top.

  4. 4

    Coarsely chop the couverture and melt it in a hot bain-marie with plate-fat. Cover the cake with it. Break 50 g chocolate into small pieces and melt. Pour into 1 freezer bag and cut off a small corner at the bottom. Decorate the cake with it. Chill for about 1 hour. Dust the cake with cocoa to create a Christmas motif

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
410 kcal
CARBS
37 g
FATS
25 g
PROTEINS
7 g