Cake with chocolate crumbs
Description
This chocolate crumb cake is one of our family’s favorites. It turns out moist, with a tender sponge and chocolate crumbs inside and out. You can make the crumbs any size you like. If you don’t like very sweet cakes, use dark chocolate—it will balance the flavor. It can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients for making a chocolate crumb cake.
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Step 2
Grind 100 grams of chocolate into crumbs by any method convenient for you.
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Step 3
Break the eggs into the mixer bowl and add 180 grams of granulated sugar.
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Step 4
Mix the flour and baking powder, then sift.
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Step 5
Beat the eggs with sugar until a thick foam forms.
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Step 6
Slowly add the sifted flour to the egg mixture and gently stir from top to bottom until the batter is smooth.
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Step 7
Add chocolate crumbs.
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Step 8
Mix gently so that the mixture remains airy. The softness and lightness of the cake will depend on this.
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Step 9
Grease a removable 22‑centimeter diameter pan with vegetable oil. Transfer the dough into it and smooth it.
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Step 10
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake in the hot oven for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.
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Step 11
Boil the milk and let it cool. Add the gelatin and stir, leaving it to swell according to the instructions. Then dissolve the gelatin in a water bath or in the microwave until smooth.
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Step 12
Place the sour cream in a bowl and add powdered sugar.
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Step 13
Whisk the sour cream with powdered sugar until fluffy.
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Step 14
Continuing to beat, add the gelatin and beat for another 1–2 minutes.
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Step 15
Remove the cooled cake layer from the pan and cut it into two even halves.
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Step 16
In the pan in which the sponge cake was baked, place the bottom part of the base. Pour the sour cream cream and smooth it.
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Step 17
Place the top layer of sponge cake and press it down. Refrigerate for one hour.
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Step 18
Pour the cream into a saucepan and add 100 g of broken chocolate.
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Step 19
Heat over low heat until smooth, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Spread the chocolate mixture over the top and sides of the cake.
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Step 20
Grate the remaining chocolate on a coarse grater, and before the top chocolate layer sets, decorate the cake.
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Step 21
The cake is ready.