Chocolate and raspberry cake with dark chocolate ganache
Who doesn't love a chocolate and raspberry cake? Topped with a rich, dark chocolate ganache, this one will impress your friends and family.
- 1 hr 45 mins preparation
- Serves 12
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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (35g) cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup (80ml) hot water
- 150 gram dark eating chocolate, chopped
- 150 gram butter, chopped
- 1 1/3 cup (300g) firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup (125g) ground almonds
- 4 eggs, separated
- 240 gram fresh raspberries
Chocolate ganache
- 200 gram dark eating chocolate, chopped
- 2/3 cup (160ml) thickened cream
Method
- 1Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a deep 22cm-round cake pan; line base and side with baking paper.
- 2Blend cocoa powder with the hot water in a small bowl until smooth.
- 3Stir the chocolate and butter in large heatproof bowl over a medium saucepan of simmering water until melted. Remove pan from heat; stir in cocoa mixture, sugar, ground almonds and egg yolks.
- 4Beat egg whites in a clean small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture, in two batches. Pour mixture into pan.
- 5Bake about 1 1/4 hours. Stand cake in pan for 15 minutes, before turning onto wire rack to cool.
- 6Meanwhile, to make chocolate ganache, stir ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat until smooth.
- 7Arrange the raspberries on the cake; pour the ganache over the cake to partially cover berries. Stand at room temperature until set.
Notes
Cake suitable to freeze. Chocolate ganache suitable to microwave.
