Chocolate Air Cake
Description
Homemade dessert for tea. Let's prepare a light chocolate cake at home. The process consists of two steps. First, we prepare the batter and bake one or two sponge cakes (you can bake even more, if desired). If you have only one sponge cake, you'll need to cut it in half. Next, prepare the cream: whip the cream with cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Spread the cream between the sponge layers and let the cake soak in the refrigerator. Serve decorated with chocolate shavings. Good luck!
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Line two round pans, slightly over 20 cm in diameter, with parchment paper or grease them with oil (vegetable or butter). Set aside a small amount of chocolate (50 g) for decoration—shave it with a knife and keep it in the refrigerator. Break the rest into pieces and place in a saucepan.
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Step 2
2. Add three tablespoons of water and coffee powder or three tablespoons of real coffee to the chocolate. Turn on the heat and, stirring, melt the chocolate.
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Step 3
3. Meanwhile, using a mixer, beat 6 egg whites with 1/3 (half of the total amount) cup of sugar and salt in a bowl.
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Step 4
4. Add the melted chocolate to the mixture.
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Step 5
5. Beat the egg whites with 1/3 cup of sugar until stiff peaks form.
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Step 6
6. Add one-third of the whipped egg whites to the batter and mix.
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Step 7
7. Then add the remaining part of the egg whites to the dough and mix again. The dough is ready.
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Step 8
8. Pour the batter into the molds, estimating equal amounts by eye. Bake in a preheated oven for 15–17 minutes. Check cake doneness with a wooden toothpick—it should come out dry when the cakes are ready.
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Step 9
9. Cool the cakes and dust with cocoa powder (1 tbsp).
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Step 10
10. You can chill the cake layers in the refrigerator while preparing the cream. In a bowl, use a mixer to whip the cold cream and sifted powdered sugar; add vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of sifted cocoa powder. Beat until you achieve a thick, smooth mixture. Then, visually divide the cream into two equal parts. Spread half of the cream onto one cake layer, place the second layer on top, and spread the remaining cream over it.
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Step 11
11. Sprinkle the cake with chocolate shavings and chill thoroughly in the refrigerator (mine stood there for two hours).