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Mocha Layered Date Mousse Cake

Posted on January 29, 2017 Posted in Cakes .

Mocha Layered Date Mousse Cake

Mocha Layered Date Cream Cake

What a journey this experimental baking session as been.

Originally I was opting to make a traditional European cake. However, after I was unable to find quite a number of ingredients the recipe called for I was left to get creative with substitute flavour pairings. I soon realized that the ingredients I used to substitute actually have no baring at all of the flavors the cake was supposed to have. Without realizing I opted for coffee, chocolate and dates in which I bake with often as they are such great complementary flavors.

In addition to completely changing the flavors I actually changed some textures as well as I found the traditional recipe too sickly sweet (even for me), also I needed textures that would highlight the flavors and layers. Lastly as I didn’t have the tin that the recipe called for I changed the structure and presentation of the cake.

Sooo….in the end after a bit of trial and error I don’t think I actually kept one original element (85% of the recipe is me making things up as I went along)…but nether less the result was a tasty moreish and unique layered cake that melts in your mouth.

Mocha Layered Date Cream Cake

Cake:

  • 4 eggs
  • 125g sugar
  • 30g cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsn espresso coffee granules
  • 70g plain flour

Syrup:

  • 75g sugar
  • 75g water
  • 2 tsn expresso coffee granules

Ganache:

  • 120ml cream
  • 140g dark chocolate

Date mousse:

  • 190g dried dates
  • 15ml rum
  • 200ml thickened cream
  • 12 glace cherries

Icing:

  • 140g cream
  • 220g ricotta cheese
  • 65g icing sugar

 

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180c degrees and line a 30cm x 45cm baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Using electric beaters whisk the eggs and sugar until doubled in size.
  3. Sift the cocoa powder, coffee granules and flour into the mix and fold with a spatula until just combine.
  4. Spoon into the tray and lightly smooth the surface with the back of a spoon.
  5. Bake the cake for 10 minutes or until the cake springs back when you lightly touch the surface with your fingers.
  6. Leave the cake in the tin for 5 minutes then invert onto a cooling rack. Remove the baking paper.
  7. Meanwhile make the syrup by placing the ingredients into a pan on a medium heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mix resembles a syrup consistency.
  8. Leave the syrup aside to cool.
  9. To make the ganache heat the cream up in a bowl in the microwave until boiling.
  10. Add the chocolate to the cream, leave for 1 minute before stirring until the mix resembles a silky thick consistency.
  11. To make the mousse, place the dates in a food processor with the rum and blitz until the mix is smooth.
  12. Add the cream and blitz until the mix is combine well and the cream is whipped to firm peaks, leave aside.
  13. To assemble the cake spray with oil spray and line a 15cm x 20cm high cake tin with plastic wrap, allowing for overlap.
  14. Cut 3 cake into 3 15cm x 15cm pieces.
  15. Place 1 cake layer into the bottom of the tin a using the remaining cake cut 2 more pieces to line 2 opposite sides of the tin moving the bottom layer slightly for a snug fit.
  16. Using a pastry brush brush the bottom and sides of the cake layers in the tin with 2/3rds of the coffee syrup.
  17. Spoon half the ganache on top of the bottom cake layer and level out with the back of a spoon.
  18. Spoon half the date mousse over the ganache pop in half of the cherries and smooth with a spoon.
  19. Add the second cake layer and push down on top of the date mousse until snug.
  20. Brush the remaining syrup onto the cake layer.
  21. Repeat ganache layer with the remaining mix as well as the date mousse and cherries with the remaining mix.
  22. Top the cake with the 3rd cake and push down until snug, place the cake in the freezer to firm.
  23. Meanwhile make the icing by placing the ingredients into a bowl and using an electric beater whip until firm peaks form.
  24. Pull up the plastic wrap to remove the cake from the tin and invert onto a plate, remove the wrap.
  25. Place the icing into a piping bag with a circle nozzle and pipe 5cm dots with peaks onto the top and cake sides of the cake.
  26. Place in the fridge for 2 hours to set.
  27. Serve by slicing across the side with no cake to show the beautiful mousse cake and chocolate layers inside.

 

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Banana Yoghurt Mocha Date Cake

Posted on November 20, 2016 Posted in Cakes .

Banana Yoghurt Mocha Date Cake recipe

The idea of this cake came from wanting to bake with the flavor combinations of chocolate, banana, coffee and dates. Yes this seems like a very weird combination but it works!

How I came up with this recipe, well we know chocolate and coffee are a dream together. Banana and chocolate are also an obvious paring. The dates were a way of cutting down the sugar amount in the cake, however they also go really well with banana. After playing around with these ingredients and the quantity of each one the final cake recipe came out absolutely delicious. The flavor just works together so well – I even surprised myself with this hit.

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 230g self-raising flour
  • 40g cocoa powder
  • 110g brown sugar
  • 140g sliced banana (2 large bananas)
  • 1 egg
  • 140g vanilla yoghurt
  • 130g butter
  • 2 tsn coffee granules
  • 90g dates
  • 50g dark chocolate

Icing:

  • 200g thickened cream
  • 20g icing sugar
  • 1 tsn vanilla essence

 

Method:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180c degrees and line a 30cm cake tin with baking paper.
  2. Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and sugar into a bowl.
  3. Make a well shape in the center of the dry mix.
  4. Mash the banana until smooth in a bowl.
  5. Add the egg and yoghurt to the banana mix and whisk with a fork until well combine.
  6. Melt the butter and add the coffee granules, stir. Add to the banana mix and stir until combine.
  7. Dice the dates and chocolate into small pieces and add to the dry mix, stir to combine.
  8. Add the wet mix into the center of the dry mix and using  a spoon stir until well combine.
  9. Add the dates and chocolate and stir to combine.
  10. Spoon the mix into the tin and flatten the top with the back of a spoon.
  11. Bake the cake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  12. Place the cake on a cooling rack until cold.
  13. Meanwhile whisk the cream, icing sugar and vanilla until peaks form.
  14. Spread over the top and sides of the cake.
  15. Decorate with shavings of chocolate and a few extra chopped dates.

 

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