Baking · Finnish

Chocolate Layer Cake

Name: Chocolate Layer Cake
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1.5 dl sugar; 1 dl potato starch; 0.5 dl wheat flour; 0.5 dl cocoa powder dark; 1.5 tsp baking powder; 4 gelatin sheets; 200 g baking chocolate; 0.5 dl cognac or lemon juice; 2 dl heavy cream; 2 eggs; 0.5 dl sugar; 1 tub plain cream cheese 180 g; 2 dl orange juice; 100 g baking chocolate; 2 dl heavy cream; chocolate curls

Chocolate layer cake is the perfect treat for parties and coffee tables. This chocolate lover's favorite cake is packed with flavor and chocolate!

Smarrig Kitchen1y

Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Cook 1 h 15 minTotal 1 h 15 minInspired by k-ruoka.fi

Method

1
Whip the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix the dry ingredients together and sift them into the egg-sugar mixture. Mix gently. Pour the batter into a greased and floured springform pan (⌀ 24 cm).
2
Bake on the middle rack of a 175-degree oven for about 30 minutes. Test the doneness of the cake with a toothpick. Turn the cake out of the pan and let it cool. Cut the cooled cake base into three layers.
3
Soak the gelatin sheets in cold water for 10 minutes. Whip the cream. Separate the egg yolks and whites. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Beat the egg yolks and sugar lightly, and stir in the softened cream cheese.
4
Melt the chocolate in a water bath. Dissolve the squeezed-out gelatin sheets in the heated cognac. Add the melted chocolate and gelatin mixture to the egg yolk-cream cheese mixture. Finally, fold in the whipped cream and egg whites.
5
Place the top cake layer on the bottom of the cake pan and moisten with orange juice. Spread half of the chocolate filling over it. Place the middle layer on top, moisten it, and spread the remaining filling over it. Top with the last moistened base layer. Let the cake set in a cool place, preferably overnight.
6
For the frosting, melt the chocolate in a water bath and whip the cream. Mix the melted chocolate into the whipped cream. Invert the cake onto a serving platter and spread the chocolate whipped cream over the surface. Shave curls from a chocolate bar using a potato peeler or paring knife. Sprinkle the chocolate curls on top of the cake.