Chocolate-berry cake
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. I want to show you how to serve it with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Break the chocolate into small pieces, pour hot coffee over it, and let it sit for several minutes.
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Step 2
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
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Step 3
3. Separately combine the milk (kefir), egg, oil, and vanilla extract.
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Step 4
4. Combine the liquid ingredients with the dry ones and mix.
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Step 5
5. Add the melted chocolate.
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Step 6
6. Divide the batter among 3 heatproof molds (you can bake 1 cake layer and then cut it into 3 layers) and place in a preheated oven at 180 degrees. Bake for about half an hour, until done.
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Step 7
7. To prepare the cream, combine half a cup of powdered sugar with water and place over heat.
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Step 8
8. Beat the second half of the powder with the egg whites.
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Step 9
9. Remove the syrup from the heat and slowly pour it into the egg whites in a thin stream, continuing to beat them. Then add the softened butter and beat the cream again.
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Step 10
10. Place the washed and dried berries into a separate bowl, lightly mashing them with a potato masher. Add the cream and mix.
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Step 11
11. Place the cake layer, spread the berry cream evenly.
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Step 12
12. Assemble the cake. Spread the top with cream and, if desired, decorate with fresh berries. And here's the beauty!