Spekulatius chocolate cake

COOK TIME
90 mins

TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Roughly chop the chocolate. Heat 500 g cream in a saucepan (must not boil), add chocolate and melt while stirring constantly. Then pour into a mixing bowl and refrigerate for about 2 hours. In the meantime melt butter in a small pot at low heat. Remove from the heat and let it cool down for about 8 minutes. In the meantime, put the speculoos in a freezer bag, crumble finely with the help of a cake roll and place in a mixing bowl.

2. 2

   Pour fat over it and mix everything well. Put it into an oiled springform pan (26 cm Ø) and press it evenly on the base with your hands. Put the base in a cool place for about 1 1/2 hours. Knead marzipan and icing sugar well with your hands. Colour half of the marzipan mixture red with food colouring. Roll out on a work surface dusted with icing sugar (2-3 mm thick). Cut out stars and turn them into sugar, put aside. Take the chocolate cream out of the fridge and whisk it with the whisk of the hand mixer until it is thick and creamy (be careful! Not too long, otherwise the mixture might curdle). Pour evenly onto the base and refrigerate again for about 1 hour. Whip the rest of the cream with the whisk of the hand mixer until stiff.

3. 3

   Roll out on a work surface dusted with icing sugar (2-3 mm thick). Cut out stars and turn them into sugar, put aside. Take the chocolate cream out of the fridge and whisk it with the whisk of the hand mixer until it is thick and creamy (be careful! Not too long, otherwise the mixture might curdle). Pour evenly onto the base and refrigerate again for about 1 hour. Whip the rest of the cream with the whisk of the hand mixer until stiff. Allow the vanillin sugar to trickle in. Fold chocolate rolls, except for 1 tablespoon, into the cream. Spread the cream evenly on the chocolate cream. Sprinkle with remaining rolls and decorate with the marzipan stars. Results in approx. 16 pieces

4. 4

   Allow the vanillin sugar to trickle in. Fold chocolate rolls, except for 1 tablespoon, into the cream. Spread the cream evenly on the chocolate cream. Sprinkle with remaining rolls and decorate with the marzipan stars. Results in approx. 16 pieces

5. 5

   waiting time approx. 4 1/4 hours

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
450 kcal

CARBS
29 g

FATS
35 g

PROTEINS
5 g