Decadent Chocolate Truffle Indulgence

Truly divine taste! For real chocolateaholics! The chocolate truffle cake turns out to be mega rich, beautiful, aromatic and very appetizing. It will decorate any celebration. Both children and adults will appreciate it.
cook time: 12h
Isla Thatcher
Decadent Chocolate Truffle Indulgence

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

337
Calories
23g
Fat
26g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

For the biscuit:

Eggs 6 pc
Wheat flour 3 tbsp
Cocoa 4 tbsp
Sugar 6 tbsp
Soda 1 tsp
Lemon juice 1.5 tsp

For cream and sweets:

Heavy cream 500 ml
Dark chocolate 300 g
Milk chocolate 50 g

For the glaze:

Cocoa 4 tbsp
Sugar 3 tbsp
Water 4 tbsp
Butter 25 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make chocolate truffle cake? Prepare all the necessary ingredients for the sponge cake. You will learn how to make a tall sponge cake by reading an article on this topic; the link to it is at the end of the recipe.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the eggs in running water with food grade cleaner and crack them into a bowl. Add sugar.

Step 3

Step 3
Beat the eggs with a mixer at high speed. The mass should turn white and greatly increase in size.

Step 4

Step 4
Sift the flour through a sieve, this will saturate it with oxygen and make the baked goods more airy. Mix well, you can just use a whisk. Remember that you may need a little less or more flour. Read more about this in the article on the properties of flour. There is a link at the end of this recipe.

Step 5

Step 5
Sift the cocoa into a bowl and stir with a whisk until the color is uniform.

Step 6

Step 6
Soda must be extinguished with lemon juice. To do this, squeeze the juice from the lemon directly into the soda, it will hiss and begin to bubble, stir it in the process with a teaspoon. Immediately add slaked soda to the dough and stir. Read about the features of baking using soda in the article, the link is at the end of the recipe.

Step 7

Step 7
Grease the mold with vegetable oil, you can put parchment on the bottom. Pour the dough into the mold. Bake the biscuit in an oven preheated to 180°C for about 30 minutes. Cooking times and temperatures may vary. Read more about how to choose the right baking time and temperature in the article. The link is at the end of the recipe.

Step 8

Step 8
Determine readiness with a toothpick; it should remain dry and clean when inserted and removed from the biscuit. Leave the finished biscuit to cool in the mold.

Step 9

Step 9
How to make cream? It should be correctly called ganache. It will also be used to make candies for decoration. Prepare all the necessary ingredients.

Step 10

Step 10
Cream, be sure to be as fat as possible!, heat almost to a boil, but do not boil!!! Place chocolate in them, broken into pieces. It will immediately begin to melt, stir it vigorously with a whisk.

Step 11

Step 11
The chocolate should completely dissolve, the mass will become smooth and homogeneous. Remove the pan from the heat, let the mixture cool and put our ganache in the refrigerator for at least three hours.

Step 12

Step 12
After cooling, the cream will thicken greatly. Set aside some for candy.

Step 13

Step 13
Beat the rest of the cream with a mixer. Beat briefly until it lightens and becomes more fluffy.

Step 14

Step 14
Cut the biscuit into four layers.

Step 15

Step 15
Letʼs start assembling the cake. Coat each layer well with cream.

Step 16

Step 16
Also coat the top and sides of the cake well.

Step 17

Step 17
How to make glaze?

Step 18

Step 18
Place sugar, cocoa and water in a saucepan. Place on the fire, stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a boil.

Step 19

Step 19
The glaze should become homogeneous, without lumps. Add butter to it, stir. Remove from heat.

Step 20

Step 20
Wait just a couple of minutes (so that the icing cools slightly) and pour the glaze over our cake. While it is warm, it should spread well over the cake. The glaze that has flowed down the sides can be carefully removed, or the cake can be transferred to a clean dish.

Step 21

Step 21
Make truffle candies from the reserved ganache. Pour cocoa powder into a plate, form balls of cream with your hands and quickly roll them in cocoa.

Step 22

Step 22
Decorate the cake with sweets. When making it, you can sprinkle it with cocoa powder. Serve the cake with hot, aromatic tea, coffee or cocoa. Bon appetit!

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