6-Layer Dark Chocolate Cake
Level: Difficult
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
For a sponge cake:
- 80 gr. of butter
- 120 gr. of granulated sugar
- 2 medium eggs 200 ml of milk
- 170 gr. of flour
- 8 gr. baking powder
- 30 gr. of cocoa
For the custard:
- 1.5 L of whole milk
- 8 yolks
- 225 g. of flour
- 450 gr. of granulated sugar
For the Baileys syrup:
- 100 ml of Baileys
- 200 ml of milk
- 50 gr. of granulated sugar
- Cremadelizia Cacao Babbi
Preparation
For the sponge cake:
- With the electric whisk, whip the butter with the sugar until you obtain a frothy cream.
- Add the eggs one at a time, then the milk while continuing to mix. Sift the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa and yeast) and add them do the mixture a little at a time.
- Pour the mixture into a greased and floured mold and bake in a static oven at 175 ° for 20/25 minutes.
- Make and cook 3 bases and let them cool completely.
For the custard:
- Bring the milk to a boil.
- In a bowl mix the flour and sugar, then dissolve with warm milk and incorporate the yolks.
- Once it boils, pour the mixture into the milk. Cook the cream, stir until boiling.
- Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap (directly in contact to prevent the patina from forming); leave to cool completely in the refrigerator.
For the Baileys syrup:
- In a bowl, mix the Baileys, milk and sugar, making it dissolve completely.
For assembly:
- Make two discs for each previously cooled sponge cake, so for 3 sponge cakes you will have 6 discs.
- Start stacking the first disc, wet with a brush and stuff it. Continue until you finish the disc.
- Spread a thin layer of Cremadelizia Cacaco Babbi over the entire cake, including the sides and top layer. Garnish the sides with a thin layer of cream, the lower edges with spikes of cream, the upper edges, instead, with alternating tufts of cream and whipped cream.
- Melt the remaining Cremadelizia Cacao Babbi for 8-10 seconds in the microwave at medium power and fill a cone made with baking paper; create thin lines of ganache along the entire edge of the cake.
- Place in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
Ingredients
For a sponge cake:
- 80 gr. of butter
- 120 gr. of granulated sugar
- 2 medium eggs 200 ml of milk
- 170 gr. of flour
- 8 gr. baking powder
- 30 gr. of cocoa
For the custard:
- 1.5 L of whole milk
- 8 yolks
- 225 g. of flour
- 450 gr. of granulated sugar
For the Baileys syrup:
- 100 ml of Baileys
- 200 ml of milk
- 50 gr. of granulated sugar
- Cremadelizia Cacao Babbi