Kinder Penguin Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients

Biscuit layers

  • 5 eggs (size M)
  • 180 g sugar
  • a pinch of salt
  • 100 g all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (about 20 g)

Milk cream

  • 500 g mascarpone
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 250 g heavy cream
  • 200 g sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 packets whipped cream stabilizer

Chocolate layer

  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 100 g dark chocolate

Decoration

  • 250 g heavy cream
  • 200 g dark chocolate coating
  • 3 Kinder Penguin chocolate bars for garnish

Preparation

Biscuit layers

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius conventional or 160 degrees convection

  2. Line the bottom of a 26 cm springform pan with parchment paper without greasing

  3. Beat eggs with sugar and salt for 4 minutes at highest speed using a hand mixer

  4. Gently fold in flour and cocoa powder

  5. Pour the batter into the pan and bake in the preheated oven in the lower third for about 35 minutes

  6. Remove the biscuit directly from the pan and invert onto a piece of parchment paper

  7. Let the biscuit cool completely

  8. Cut the biscuit layer horizontally in half to create two layers

  9. Level the layers if necessary

Fillings

  1. Beat mascarpone with powdered sugar and condensed milk until smooth

  2. Whip the heavy cream with whipped cream stabilizer until stiff

  3. Fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone-condensed milk mixture

  4. Heat milk and butter in a saucepan

  5. Chop the dark chocolate

  6. Add the chopped chocolate to the saucepan and melt it in the mixture

  7. Set the chocolate mixture aside to cool slightly

Assembly

  1. Place the first biscuit layer on a cake plate and enclose with a cake ring

  2. Spread half of the milk cream on top of the biscuit layer

  3. Spoon the lukewarm chocolate mixture onto the cream

  4. Gently spread the chocolate mixture with a spoon

  5. Cover with the remaining milk cream

  6. Place the second biscuit layer on top

Decoration

  1. Spread the remaining heavy cream over the top and sides of the torte

  2. Melt the dark chocolate coating

  3. Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the torte, allowing it to drip down the sides

  4. Place the Kinder Penguin chocolate bars on top for garnish

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