Moist Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Cream Filling
Ingredients
Cake batter
- 110 g dark chocolate
- 90 g butter
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g sugar
- 90 g all-purpose flour
- 35 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 150 g sour cream
- butter, for greasing the pan
- flour, for dusting the pan
Mascarpone cream
- 250 g mascarpone cheese
- 2 packets vanilla sugar
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
Decoration
- 100 g dark chocolate couverture
Preparation
Grease a 20 cm springform pan and lightly dust with flour
Preheat the oven to 180°C conventional (160°C fan)
Melt the chocolate with butter and oil over a water bath and let cool slightly
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until foamy
Add the chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and mix well
Mix and sift the dry ingredients
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and combine
Add the sour cream
Pour the cake batter into the pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes
Let the chocolate cake cool and cut it horizontally in half
Beat mascarpone with vanilla sugar and cream until smooth
Spread the cream on the lower cake layer and gently press the top layer on
Chill the cake for 2 hours
Melt the dark chocolate couverture over a water bath and generously spread over the cake
Notes
This cake yields about 10 servings
