Cake
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. Chocolate in chocolate... Very delicious! I love unusual cakes for their unmatched taste and appearance, and of course, for their unique names. This cake's decoration is very beautiful, and the taste is even better. Can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Prepare the dough. Pour boiling water over the cocoa and mix.
- 2
Step 2
In another container, beat the room-temperature butter, sugar, and eggs with a mixer for 8 minutes.
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Step 3
Melt the chocolate over a water bath.
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Step 4
Add cocoa and chocolate to the egg mixture. Mix thoroughly.
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Step 5
In another container, sift the flour. Add vanilla, baking powder, and baking soda to it.
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Step 6
Mix the mixture and sift again.
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Step 7
In another container, mix the kefir with vegetable oil.
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Step 8
Prepare the dough by mixing the kefir mixture with the flour mixture and chocolate.
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Step 9
Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.
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Step 10
Meanwhile, prepare the cream. Beat the softened butter with powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract using a mixer.
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Step 11
Cut rectangular layers from the ready-made sponge cake so that they can be stacked on top of each other in the shape of a pyramid. Assemble the cake into a "pyramid," spreading each layer with cream.
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Step 12
Prepare the "Chantilly" cream. Mix the milk with the cream powder.
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Step 13
Beat the mixture until it reaches a thick consistency.
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Step 14
At the end, add powdered sugar to the cream. Beat the mixture once again.
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Step 15
Spread the cake with Chantilly cream. Decorate the pastry with chocolate shavings and nuts.