Servings
12Prep
1 hr 30 minCook
30 minThis is an indulgent treat for chocolate and coffee lovers. The flavours of the different types of chocolate marry beautifully with the coffee jelly. The cake makes a perfect dessert. You have to start this cake the day before as it has many stages and needs chilling time.
Layered Chocolate Coffee Cake
INGREDIENTS
Dark Chocolate Cake
50g butter, chopped
100g dark chocolate, chopped
110g brown sugar
75g plain flour
60g sour cream
Chocolate Cheesecake
60ml double cream
125g white chocolate, chopped
250g cream cheese, softened
75g caster sugar
1 egg
Coffee Jelly
3 tsp powdered gelatine
375ml water
2 tbsp caster (super fine) sugar
1 tbsp espresso coffee powder or granules
Chocolate Mousse
150g milk chocolate, chopped
180ml double cream
Chocolate Glaze
200g dark chocolate, chopped
1 tbsp nut or vegetable oil
Chocolate Decoration
100g dark chocolate, chopped
1 tsp cocoa powder
METHOD
For the Chocolate Cake: Preheat oven to 160C/140C fan. Grease and base line a 22cm springform tin. Line the sides with baking parchment, slightly extending the parchment over the sides.
Stir the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat until smooth.
Take the saucepan from the heat and stir in the sugar, egg, flour and sour cream. Spread the mixture into the tin and leave aside. Make sure to spread the mixture evenly and to the edges of the tin.
For the Cheesecake: In a saucepan and over a low heat, stir the cream and chocolate together until smooth and no more than lukewarm. In a small bowl and using an electric mixer beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth then, beat in the chocolate mixture and lastly the egg being careful not to over beat. Pour the cheesecake mixture over the chocolate cake in the tin and bake for 25-30 minutes or until centre of cheesecake is set and is still slightly wobbly. Cool the cake in the oven with the oven switched off and the door open for an hour, then refrigerate.
For the Coffee Jelly: Sprinkle the gelatine over 60ml of the water in a small heatproof bowl. Stand the bowl in a saucepan of simmering water and stir until the gelatine dissolves then leave it to cool. Place 315ml of water in a saucepan with the sugar and coffee granules. Over a low heat, stir until the sugar and coffee have dissolved then stir in the gelatine mixture. Pour the coffee jelly to a jug or bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly (mine took over 2 hours). Pour the jelly over the cheesecake in the tin and gently smooth the surface, then refrigerate until completely set.
For the Chocolate Mousse: Break the chocolate into heatproof bowl, place the bowl over simmering water and stir until smooth. Let it cool to lukewarm but still runny. In a bowl, using an electric hand held mixer, beat the cream until soft peaks form, and then fold in the cooled chocolate. Spoon the mousse over the jelly in tin and gently spread and smooth the surface.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours but better still overnight until set.
For the Chocolate Glaze: Break the dark chocolate into a heatproof bowl, add oil and sit over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Stir until smooth. Let it cool until it’s still runny and no more than lukewarm.
Remove the cake from the fridge and remove the side of the tin. Pour the glaze over the cake and spread it over the top and sides of the cake. Refrigerate until set.
For the Chocolate Decoration: Melt half the chocolate in a glass bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Take the bowl from the heat and add the rest of the chocolate. Stir until all of the chocolate has melted. With a pallet knife spread the chocolate thinly over a piece of baking parchment then carefully drape the paper and chocolate over a rolling pin and leave it in the fridge until set.
Carefully cut into ribbons with a knife heated in a jug of hot water and decorate top of cake with the ribbons of chocolate and dust with cocoa powder.
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