Fine Chocolate Cake

(from kintyre’s recipe box)

Source: Germany

Cook time: 40 minutes

Categories: dessert, not tried

Ingredients

  • 150 grams butter
  • 75 grams sugar
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • 150 grams melted semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 egg whites
  • 150 grams flour
  • 15-25 grams cocoa
  • 3 grams (1 heaping teaspoon) Backing powder
  • 4 egg whites
  • 75 grams sugar
  • 4-6 tablespoons black currant jelly
  • 100 grams bitter sweet chocolate
  • 5 tablespoons cream

Directions

  1. Stir together little by little butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, melted chocolate, and eggs.

  2. Add 4 beaten egg whites, flour, cocoa and backing powder.

  3. Mix, sift, beat the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks. slowly beat the sugar into the egg whites carefully.

  4. Add the whites into the batter and pour into a baking paper covered Springform pan.

  5. Bake at 175-200 degrees Celsius about 40 minutes.

  6. Let it cool completely and cut it in half.

  7. Spread 2-3 Tablespoons black currant jelly and place the halves together again.

  8. Spread another 2-3 tablespoons black currant jelly over and around the sides of the torte.

  9. break the bitter sweet chocolate into small pieces in a small pan placed in a double boiler.

  10. Heat with cream and mix until it’s a smooth consistency.

  11. Frost the cake with the mixture.

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