It is realy a simple cake even though it looks complicated.
300 gr' chocolate
400 gr' soft butter
5 separate eggs
1 egg white
1/5 C sugar
1 tabs. sweet red wine
3 cups self raising flour
Jam
Cream # 1
200 gr' chocolate
10 tabs. water
4 tabs. cocoa powder
t tabs. sugar
50 gr' butter
1 tabs. chocolate liquer
Cream # 2
3 pck heavy whipping cream
100 gr' chocolate
3/4 C sugar
Heat oven to 180*C / 360*F. In a small pot over low heat melt chocolate with butter and set aside to cool.
Separate eggs. Beat egg whites with 1/2 C sugar into a foam and put aside. Beat egg yolk with the wine. Mix together egg yolk with chocolate mixture.
Add the flour, mix well and place the mixture into a baking pan 26" and bake for approximately 45-50 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate cream (# 1). Mix all ingredients beside butter and melt over low heat. Add butter and cool.
Melt chocolate (cream # 2) and cool. Beat heavy cream with the sugar into a steady foam, divide the creamin half. Add to 1 half the melted chocolate. Keep cream in the fridge until use.
With a knife, cut cake into 3 layers. On the bottom pour half the chocolate cream (# 1). Over it whipping cream and cover with 2nd layer and spread - generously - the jam. Over jam pour whipping cream and cover with last layers.
Spread the remaining chocolate mixture on it and cover with the whipping cream.
Decorate it to your taste.
See ya soon
Elinoar, aka Lior
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Next issue - middle eastern dish. Worth waiting for :-)
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