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Anniversary Cake

180 min4 serv.21 февр. 2026 г.

Description

The baking is simple and quick. This is an amazing cake that chocolate lovers will absolutely adore. It contains so much chocolate that you won't be able to stop eating it. Plus, I'll show you how to beautifully decorate it for serving. Otherwise, it's a very easy birthday cake recipe, so even if you're not an experienced pastry chef, you can easily recreate it in your own kitchen. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.

Instructions

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    1. Start with the dough. For this, sift flour, cocoa, a pinch of salt, and baking powder into a deep bowl. Mix all the dry ingredients.

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    2. Add sour cream and odorless vegetable oil.

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    3. In a small bowl, beat the eggs and pour them into the batter. Since I will be baking the cake using a specific technique, there's no need to beat the batter at each individual step.

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    4. A little vanilla extract. And then milk.

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    5. Now it's time to let the machine do the work. Mix all the ingredients with a blender. This is the consistency you should end up with.

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    6. Then you can add 300 grams of chocolate to the dough and gently mix once again.

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    7. Prepare two heat-resistant baking pans. Grease them with oil, dust with flour, and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Divide the dough in half and place one half into each pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25 minutes.

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    8. While the cake layers are baking, melt about 100 grams of chocolate. Spread it onto the bottom of a baking sheet and carefully use a spatula to spread it into a very thin layer. Place it in the refrigerator.

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    9. The cake layers are ready, and while they cool, you can make the cream from melted chocolate and whipped butter.

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    10. The cooled cake layers should be cut in half crosswise or left whole, and each layer should be generously spread with cream.

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    11. To prepare the glaze, place the cream and chocolate into a saucepan. Melt over low heat, stirring constantly.

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    12. Generously cover the cake with icing on top and sides. Let it sit for a couple of hours, or you can place it in the refrigerator.

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    13. We'll decorate it with fresh berries and chocolate. Yes, chocolate. Take the baking sheet out of the refrigerator and carefully peel off the chocolate in small strips, which will curl up like this.

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    14. It only remains to decorate the cake with chocolate and berries or fruits to your taste. Have a wonderful celebration!