CaKe_ [Cake_]
| Founded By: | _Emily |
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Founded On: | 18JUN12 02:12 |
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 100g (3¾ oz) chocolate biscuits,
crushed
- 50g (2 oz) butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 (200g) tubs cream cheese, softened
- 200g (7 oz) caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 250g (8 oz) dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoons double cream
- 250ml (8 fl oz) soured cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules dissolved in 4 tablespoons hot water
- 4 tablespoons coffee flavoured liqueur
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- Flavoured cream:
- 250ml (8 fl oz) whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons coffee-flavoured liqueur
- Chocolate leaves:
- 25g (1 oz) dark chocolate
Preparation method
Prep: 1
hour | Cook: 1
hour | Extra
time: 45 mins
1.
Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. Butter one 23cm loose-bottomed or springform cake tin.
2.
Combine the chocolate biscuit crumbs, softened butter, 2 tablespoons caster sugar and cinnamon. Mix well and press mixture into the buttered tin; set aside.
3.
In a medium sized bowl beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add caster sugar, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat at low speed until very smooth.
4.
Melt the 250g dark chocolate with 2 tablespoons double cream in a pan set over boiling water. Stir until smooth.
5.
Add chocolate mixture to cream cheese mixture and blend well. Stir in soured cream, salt, coffee, 4 tablespoons coffee liqueur and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared tin.
6.
Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Do not overbake. Centre will be soft but will firm up when chilled. Leave cake in oven with the heat turned off and the door ajar for 45 minutes before removing. Remove cake from oven and chill for 12
hours. Just before serving, top cake with mounds of flavoured double cream and garnish with chocolate leaves.
7.
To make flavoured cream: Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form, then beat in icing sugar and 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur.
8.
To make chocolate leaves: Melt 25g dark chocolate in a pan or bowl set over boiling water and stir until smooth. Brush real
edible plant
leaves (such as orange leaves) on one side with melted chocolate. Freeze until firm and then peel off leaves. Freeze chocolate leaves until needed.
