Chocolate cake with sour cream frosting, without soaking the layers
Description
If you like, you can also add cocoa powder to the sour cream frosting so the cake is fully chocolate. Decorate the dessert however you prefer: with colored sprinkles, chocolate shavings, fresh mint, berries, or fruit. Serve chilled. It pairs well with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. For the cream, choose sour cream of any fat content you prefer.
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Step 2
Crack the eggs into the bowl of a stand mixer or food processor, add the sugar and salt, and beat for 4–5 minutes until light and fluffy.
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Step 3
Add the cocoa powder and baking powder, mix gently, then add the wheat flour. Fold it in with slow, deliberate movements—do not beat!
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Step 4
Grease the pan with vegetable oil and spread the chocolate sponge batter into it. Level the surface. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the pan on the middle rack in the oven for 35–40 minutes.
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Step 5
Remove the finished sponge cake from the oven and turn it on its side in the tin so it cools and does not collapse from the temperature difference.
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Step 6
Then remove the mold and chill the sponge cake for at least 1 hour in a cold place: in the refrigerator or on the balcony.
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Step 7
Place sour cream of any fat content in a bowl or salad bowl and sprinkle in sugar and sour cream thickener.
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Step 8
Whisk everything with a whisk for 3–4 minutes. The cream will be liquid at first and will gradually thicken over time.
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Step 9
Cut the sponge cake into several layers: two or three. Spread part of the sour cream filling over the bottom layer and spread it evenly.
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Step 10
Cover with another cake layer and spread with cream. Coat the top and sides of the cake with cream, then refrigerate for at least half an hour.
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Step 11
Decorate the cake to your taste and serve it at the table, remembering to brew fragrant tea, coffee, or cappuccino.
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Step 12
Cut the dessert into pieces and invite your family to a family tea time. Enjoy your meal!