Devils Food Chocolate Cake

Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera semua,

Baru kali ini saya berkesempatan mencuba kek yang telah menjadi fenomena suatu ketika dulu dan masih digemari sehingga kini.    Kek ini saya buat sempena hari lahir saya dan hubby yang kebetulan serentak dalam bulan April.   Buat hanya untuk makan makan bersama famili.  Jom kita tengok hasil kerastangan saya pula.

Kek ini saya gandakan adunannya  bagi mendapatkan kek yang sedikit tinggi dan dibahagi 3 bahagian sebelum dilapisi dengan cream cheese frostsing.   Untuk toppingnya pula saya tambahkan benda alah ni semua...... kinder bueno, badam panggang dan juraian salted caramel dan ganache,  fuhhh berganda gandalah kenikmatannnya.

Devils Food Chocolate Cake

Sources  : KG

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder (i used valrhona)

3/4 tsp bicarbonate soda

1/4 tsp salt (i used 1/2 tsp)

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

65 gram butter

1 large egg - size A

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup buttermilk (i used fresh milk and added 1tbsp vinegar)

1/2 cup warm water

Methods

Preheat oven at 170C .. greased cake tin

Sieve flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate soda, salt, and set aside.

Beat butter with sugars until light and fluffy, add egg.

Add dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder etc) alternately with liquid ingredients (buttermilk + warm water) in three portions

Add vanilla extract and continue to mix till well blended

Bake for about 30 minutes or until just cooked

Cream Cheese Frosting

250 g cream cheese (room temp)

125 g butter (room temp)

1 cup icing sugar - sifted

1 tsp vanilla extract

juice of a squeezed slice of lemon, to rid the cheese taste

Beat cream cheese and butter, just until creamy, add the icing sugar, vanilla and lemon juice.

Chocolate Ganache

200 ml double cream with at least 30% fat content

250 g dark chocolate, chopped finely (i used valrhona)

a pinch of salt

In a double boiler, warm double cream until just at boiling point, add chopped chocolate and salt and stir, when all chocolate is melted, remove from the heat and continue stirring until all well mixed.

Cool cake completely, spread the cream cheese frosting and pour cool ganache on top.