Baking · Finnish

Christmas Chocolate Cake

Name: Christmas Chocolate Cake
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 200 g butter; 200 g dark baking chocolate 55 %; 2.5 dl sugar; 4 eggs; 2 dl wheat flour; 2 tbsp cocoa powder dark; 1 tbsp gingerbread spice mix; 1.5 tsp baking powder; 0.5 bag pecan nuts, chopped 125 g each; 50 g dark baking chocolate 55 %; 1 carton heavy cream 2 dl; 1 tub cream cheese with vanilla flavor 180 g; 1 tsp cocoa powder dark

An easy and festive cake flavored with familiar gingerbread spices is perfect for Christmas. Making the impressive chocolate decorations doesn't require pastry chef skills!

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Clamp a piece of baking paper between the bottom and the rim of a springform pan (Ø 20 cm). Grease the sides of the pan.
2
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the chopped dark chocolate and sugar, and let the chocolate melt while stirring.
3
Mix the flour, cocoa powder, gingerbread spice, and baking powder together. Chop the nuts with a knife.
4
Add the eggs one at a time to the slightly cooled butter-chocolate-sugar mixture, mixing well.
5
Sift the flour mixture into the batter and fold in the nuts using a spatula. Avoid overmixing so the batter doesn't become tough. Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the surface.
6
Bake on the lower rack of a 175-degree oven for about 50 minutes. The cake should remain slightly moist in the center. Let it cool thoroughly before removing from the pan.
7
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Spread the chocolate in a thin layer onto baking paper. If you want curved chocolate decorations, place the baking paper over a rolling pin, water bottle, or similar object. Let the chocolate set.
8
Whip the cream and fold in the cream cheese. Spread the mixture fluffily on top of the cake. Break the chocolate into pieces and decorate the cake. Sift cocoa powder on top.