Chocolate Cake with Glaze
Baking and Desserts • Italian
Description
Chocolate Cake with Glaze
Ingredients
- Wheat Flour 5 oz
- Sour Cream 1 can
- Bitter 5 oz
- Sugar 5 oz
- Chocolate eggs 3 pieces
- Baking Powder ½ teaspoon
- Butter 5 oz
- Activated Baking Soda 1½ teaspoons
- Cocoa Powder 1½ cups
- Boiling water ½ cup
- Salt ½ teaspoon
- Powdered Sugar 2¼ cups
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1
Melt 180 grams of chocolate and 100 grams of butter in a water bath.
Step 2
Whisk 3 eggs and 150 grams of sugar until a white cream forms and the volume increases by 3 times.
Step 3
Add the melted chocolate to the egg mixture.
Step 4
Add 1 cup of sour cream and mix everything thoroughly.
Step 5
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda into the resulting mixture. Knead the dough well.
Step 6
Line a baking pan (24–26 cm) with parchment paper and grease it with butter. Bake at 345°F for 35–40 minutes.
Step 7
Cool the finished cake layer on a wire rack.
Step 8
Prepare the glaze. Whip room temperature butter until a white cream forms.
Step 9
Add cocoa. Mix on low speed until smooth.
Step 10
Add half a cup of hot water, almost boiling.
Step 11
Gradually incorporate the powdered sugar into the mixture.
Step 12
Cut the cake into 2/3 parts. You can spread the layers with jam (blueberry, currant, etc.). Coat the layers with glaze, leaving more for the top and sides of the cake.
Step 13
Decorate with berries if desired.
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