Chocolate cake with cardamom
Description
The pastry is prepared simply and quickly. Below I will explain in more detail, it can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
Sift the flour, add salt, cardamom and cocoa powder, and whisk together.
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Step 3
In another bowl, combine the water with the sugar and whisk with a mixer until fully dissolved. Pour in the vegetable oil and mix again. Then add the vinegar and whisk again.
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Step 4
Add the flour to this bowl and mix again with a mixer until a homogeneous dough forms. Separately dissolve the baking soda in 2 Tbsp of water and pour the resulting solution into the dough, then beat again with the mixer on low speed.
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Step 5
Pour the batter into a baking pan. Bake the sponge cake for 40–50 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 °C. Let the finished sponge cake cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then carefully remove it.
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Step 6
Cut the sponge cake into 2 or 3 layers.
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Step 7
Prepare the ingredients for the cream.
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Step 8
For the cream, combine the milk and sugar, and place over medium heat.
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Step 9
Brew tea in milk.
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Step 10
Add agar‑agar, all the spices and flour. Cook the cream until it thickens, stirring constantly.
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Step 11
Cool the cream to almost room temperature, add the butter and stir.
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Step 12
Spread the layers with cream.
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Step 13
Garnish with nuts.
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Step 14
Chocolate cake with cardamom is ready.