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CHOCOLATE
SPONGE CAKE
WITH DARK & WHITE
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
FROSTING

Chocolate Sponge Cake with Dark and


white chocolate ganache - I went to a
local cafe and they were serving this cake
called Chocolate Indulgent. It gave me an
inspiration to make one and share with
you all. It's super moist and heavenly
chocolate ganache, my favourite of all
time. Hope you're inspired the same way,
enjoy!
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Chocolate Sponge Cake…


Cake…

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Ingredients:
Chocolate Sponge Cake
4 egg yolks
48g castor or fine sugar
64g Vegetable oil
80ml milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
96g cake flour or all-purpose flour
24g cocoa powder

4 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
80g castor sugar

Dark Chocolate Ganache


120g dark chocolate
120g whipping cream

White Chocolate Ganache


64g white chocolate
32g whipping cream

Whipped Cream Topping


150g whipping cream

Dark Chocolate Drizzle


200g dark chocolate
100g whipping cream
20g butter

Instructions:
Chocolate Sponge Cake
1. Preheat oven at 140°C / 285°F. Insert
parchment papers around and bottom of
baking pan
baking pan.
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2. In a large bowl, add egg yolks and
sugar. Whisk until it is creamy.
3. Add oil and whisk until combined.
4. Add milk, salt and vanilla extract, and
whisk until combined.
5. Sift the dry ingredients into the mixture.
Mix until incorporated.
6. In another bowl, beat the egg whites.
Start with low speed. Add cream of tartar
and beat until it is bubbly.
7. Add sugar little by little. Increase speed
and beat until stiff peaks form.
8. Gently fold in the egg white mixture in
3 batches into the batter. Repeat the
folding technique in circular movement.
This will help to create air in the batter so
that the cake will become light and fluffy.
9. Pour the batter into the pan. Use a stick
or skewer to do as shown in the video
(spiral movement) to release trapped
bubbles. Tap the pan few times on the
table to further release air bubbles.
10. Bake at 140°C / 285°F for about 50-55
minutes. Use a toothpick or cake test to
check if the cake is cooked.
11. Remove from oven and cool it on the
cooling rack.
12. Slice the cake into 4 layers of sheet.

Dark Chocolate Ganache
13. In a bowl, add dark chocolate chip.
14. In a small pot, add whipping cream
and bring it to a boil. Remove the pot
from the heat as soon as it reaches
boiling stage.
15. Pour the cream onto the chocolate
and let it rest for 2 min. Stir the mixture
until it is completely melted and no
lumps. If you find lumps, just microwave
for 1 min and continue stirring until
completely melted.
16. It is still runny in this stage. Refrigerate
it for 30 min or until it is thickened. Whisk
it for 1 to 2 min and you will see a lighter
brown on the chocolate. The mixture will
also become a thicker consistency.
Ganache is ready for use.

White chocolate Ganache


17. Repeat the same process as the dark
chocolate ganache.(13,14,15)
18. Pour the boiled cream onto the white
chocolate. Stir until it is completely
melted and no lumps.
19. The white chocolate consistency
seems to be just right. The ganache is
ready for use. If you find it runny, just
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refrigerate it for 30 min or until it is
thickened.

Assembling the Cake (refer to video)


20. Apply the dark and white chocolate
ganache in between the layers of cake
sheets.
21. Freeze the cake while preparing for
the next step.

Whipping Cream Topping
22. In a large bowl, whisk the whipping
cream until stiff peaks formed.
23. Frosting the cake with whipped the
cream mixture.
24. Freeze the cake for 1 hour.

Dark chocolate Drizzle
25. In a large bowl, add the dark
chocolate.
26. In a small pot, add whipped cream
and butter and bring it to a boil. Remove
pot from heat as soon as it reaches
boiling stage.
27. Pour onto the chocolate and let it sit
for 2 min.
28. Stir the chocolate mixture until it is
completely melted and no lumps.
29. Pour the drizzle onto the chilled cake.
Use an offset spatula to smoothen the
surface.

30. Sprinkle the roasted coconuts around
the top of the cake. Allow a few minutes
for the chocolate to set before serving.

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