Chocolate layered cake

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Chocolate layered cake

Chocolate in a house with kids is the epitome of happiness and sparks an overwhelming sensation of nostalgia. This is visualised by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Ingredient

Cooking time :

25 minutes at 180'C

50 g

Nutella (chocolate spread/ganache)

vanilla essence (1 vanilla pod)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs, baking powder and salt and mix through.

* Step 2

Melt dark chocolate and fruit and nut chocolate over double boiler and set aside.

* Step 3

Make Chantilly cream. Add vanilla to cream and gradually whisk the cream until it is firm by gradually adding the sugar. Finally fold in the chocolate spread. Put in the fridge to cool down.

* Step 4

Add flour to batter mix and mix through. Split the mixture between two cake tins and bake for 20 minutes at 180'C in preheated oven. Once it is out of the oven place on cooling rack until at room temperature. Cut each cake horizontally in the middle to create four layers. Spread the Chantilly cream evenly between the layers. Do not cover the top. Once this is done dust the top of the cake with either cocoa powder or icing sugar.

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