Chocolate Velvet Cake
The worlds most deliciously decadent cake, I promise and you all you do is add everything into one bowl and mix. This cake is perfectly enjoyed with a cup of tea with someone special for a catch up.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 250 g Butter (softened)
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 6 eggs
- 4 cups plain flour
- 180 ml cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
- 500ml sour cream
- 1 cup water
Glaze:
- 100g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely
- 60 g butter
- ½ cup (icing sugar (sifted)
- ¼ cup sour cream
- Fresh berries
Filling:
- 250g mascarpone
- 250ml cream
- Drop of vanilla extract
Method:
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees fan forced
- Line your cake pan with Glad Bake & Cooking Paper
- In a large bowl sieve all dry ingredients.
- Add all remaining ingredients and mix on a low speed with an electric mixer till ingredients have combined.
- Increase speed and mix for 3 min or until mixture is smooth smooth.
- Spread your mixtures into your pan.
- Bake cake for 40 min.
- Allow to stand for 10 min before turning out into a wire rack, remove Glad baking & cooking paper and allow to cool.
Glaze:
- Place all ingredients into your saucepan on a low heat.
- Cook and stir mixture for 2 minutes.
- Transfer mixture into small bowl and allow to cool in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes or until glaze is spreadable
Filling:
- Mix all ingredients together and set a side in the fridge untill you ready.
- Sandwich cake layers with the decadent filling and top with Glaze and berries.
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