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    Whisk Affair » Recipes » Baking » Cakes » Dark Chocolate Cake

    Published: Apr 10, 2014 | Last Updated On: Dec 30, 2021 by Neha Mathur

    Dark Chocolate Cake

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    “You made me a pink cake!”, that’s what my son said on seeing Dark Chocolate Cake with Blueberry Bavarian Cream and Chocolate Ganache. Just one bite and he was hugging and kissing me. He loves berries, all sorts of berries, blue berries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and even mulberries now.

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    His vacations have started and to surprise him, I thought to make a cake with his favorite flavors, Chocolate and Blueberries. The blueberry preserve made the whipped cream pink. So a pink cake for him.

    The cake turned out pretty good. Though it is a bit of work, it is worth all the efforts. I used my favorite Chocolate Cake recipe and the Bavarian cream totally complimented it. Bavarian Cream for those who don’t know, is a dessert that is similar to pastry cream, but thickened with gelatin instead of flour or cornstarch. It can be used on other cakes such as Wholewheat Gingerbread Cake and Chocolate Chip Pound Cake as well.

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    Dark Chocolate Cake

    This Dark Chocolate Cake is perfect for any occasion and turns out good every time. I've covered it with with Blueberry Bavarian Cream and Chocolate Ganache
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Resting Time: 2 hours
    Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
    Servings: 18 servings
    Calories: 564kcal
    Author: Neha Mathur

    Ingredients 

    For the Chocolate cake

    • 180 gms Dark Chocolate (cut into small pieces)
    • 200 gms Unsalted Butter
    • 1 tablespoon Instant coffee powder
    • 125 ml Water
    • 1 and ¼ cup All purpose flour
    • ¼ cup Corn flour
    • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
    • ¾ cup Granulated sugar
    • ½ cup Brown sugar
    • ⅓ cup Cocoa powder
    • 3 Eggs
    • 75 ml Milk
    • 2 teaspoon Lemon juice

    For the soaking syrup

    • ¼ cup water
    • 2 teaspoon Sugar
    • 2 tablespoon Rum (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)

    For the Blueberry Bavarian cream

    • 400 gms Blueberry preserve
    • ¼ cup Water
    • 25 gms Gelatin
    • 3 cups Whipping cream

    For the chocolate Ganache

    • 1 cup Whipping cream
    • 1 cup Dark chocolate (chopped)
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    Instructions

    For the cake

    • Pre heat the oven to 160 degrees C
    • Grease and line, two 8 inch pans
    • Add lemon juice in milk and keep aside
    • Mix instant coffee in water
    • Melt butter and chocolate in a pan
    • Add coffee and water to the pan
    • Remove from heat, once the butter and chocolate has melted
    • Keep aside and cool
    • Whisk together all purpose flour, corn flour, baking powder and baking soda
    • Add granulated sugar, brown sugar and cocoa powder
    • Whisk egg and milk
    • Add chocolate mixture and whisk
    • Add the dry ingredients and fold with a spatula
    • Pour the batter equally in both the pan
    • Bake for 30-35 minutes, till a tooth pick comes out clean
    • Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes
    • Remove from the pan and cool on a cooling rack

    For the soaking syrup

    • Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
    • Keep aside

    For the Blueberry Bavarian cream

    • Add ¼ cup of water in the Blueberry preserve and heat it till the preserve is dissolved
    • Strain it and keep aside to cool
    • Chill the cream and whip it till stiff peaks form
    • Dissolve the gelatin in water
    • Add the gelatin in the blueberry preserve
    • Mix nicely
    • Let the mixture come to room temperature
    • Add the mixture in the whipped cream and fold with a spatula

    For the Ganache

    • Heat the whipping cream till it starts to boil
    • Pour it over the dark chocolate
    • Whisk till chocolate is melted and shiny

    Assembly

    • Keep one cake inside a 9 inch springform pan
    • Brush with half of the soaking syrup
    • Pour half of the whipped cream and cover the sides and top of the cake
    • Keep the other cake on top and brush with the remaining syrup
    • Pour the remaining cream and cover the sides and top
    • Refrigerate for at least 2 hours
    • Run a knife along the cake and open the springform pan
    • Take the cake out and keep it on the stand
    • Pour the Ganache (at room temperature) on top of the cake
    • Decorate with chocolate shavings

    Notes

    You can also make the cake without the with Blueberry Bavarian Cream and only use Chocolate Ganache if you like.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 291mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 1109IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. Rafeeda AR

      April 10, 2013 at 8:39 am

      that is an amazing cake, neha… so well done… wow…

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    2. Priya Suresh

      April 10, 2013 at 8:52 am

      Omg, how beautifully you have done, mindblowing and cake looks simply gorgeous.

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    3. Sudha Sabarish

      April 11, 2013 at 1:31 am

      Dark chocolate cake is tempting a lot.Feel like grabbing the last pic.

      Reply
    4. Swati Raman Garg

      April 11, 2013 at 9:02 am

      this is lovely neha… love those chocolate shavings….

      Reply
    5. Medeja

      April 12, 2013 at 8:44 am

      This cake looks so wonderful! And blueberry cream sounds incredibly good!

      Reply
    6. blueberrykitchen

      April 12, 2013 at 7:58 pm

      Oh wow yum, your cake looks absolutely divine!

      Reply
    7. Christina Conte

      April 13, 2013 at 5:51 am

      I’m glad his disappointment was short lived, Neha! It looks beautiful! you did a lovely job! Wish I could send your son some berries! ;(

      Reply
    8. Lisa

      April 13, 2013 at 8:33 am

      Those chocolate curls are amazing.

      Reply
    9. Sireesha Puppala

      May 31, 2013 at 9:52 am

      O g stunning work neha…love the color combo of pink n brown…yummy cake and I am almost licking my screen with eyes…good job dear keep it up…

      Reply

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