Spider's web chocolate cake
Chocolate cake coated with ganache and decorated with a white chocolate spider’s web.
Active time35 min
Cooking30 min
Total2 h 30 minResting : 1 h 30 min
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Ingredients
- 120 g butter
- 100 ml pouring cream
- 4 eggs
- 60 g white chocolate
- 250 g dark chocolate
- 100 g wheat flour
- 120 g sugar
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Melt 150 g of chocolate with the butter. Whisk the eggs and sugar, then add the melted chocolate followed by the flour.
120 g butter4 eggs250 g dark chocolate100 g wheat flour120 g sugar- oven
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Pour into a lined 22 centimetre cake tin and bake for 30 minutes. The centre should be set and a knife should come out without liquid batter.
- oven
- cake tin
- baking paper
- knife
Leave to cool for 60 minutes.
- cake tin
Heat the cream, pour over the remaining 100 g of dark chocolate and mix. Spread over the cake.
100 ml pouring cream- saucepan
- spatula
Melt the white chocolate and draw circles on the ganache while it is still soft. Drag the tip of a knife from the centre towards the edge to make lines, then refrigerate for about 30 minutes to set the icing.
60 g white chocolate- saucepan
- piping bag
- knife
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Sources and credits
Photo: Au Menu — created with ImageGen at Roch’s request · Editorial permission from Roch for Au Menu; OpenAI terms
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