Chocolatey Devil’s Cake

A traditional North American cake. It is made with a chocolate cake base and accompanied by whipped cream and chocolate frosting. Chocolate, butter and heavy cream…all the most devilish things come together in the same cake to the delight of sweet tooths.

Ingredients

• Chocolate cake
• 5 eggs
• 150g (3/4 cup) sugar
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) milk
• 150 g 70% chocolate, cut into pieces
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
• 120 g (1 cup) all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp. baking powder
• Chocolate icing
• 100 g 70% chocolate, cut into pieces
• 2 tbsp. water
• 80 g (1/3 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• Whipped cream
• 250 ml (1 cup) 35% liquid cream
• 2 tbsp. icing sugar

Preparation

1. Chocolate cake: Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. In a bowl, mix the eggs and sugar and set aside.
3. In a saucepan, put the milk and chocolate and heat over low heat, stirring until the chocolate is completely melted. Pour into the bowl while stirring.
4. Add the oil, mix, and pour in the flour and the baking powder, mixing until the dough is homogeneous.
5. Pour into the pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.
6. Unmold the cake by inverting it onto a large plate and let cool completely to room temperature, before cutting the cake in half.
7. Whipped cream and icing: Combine whipped cream ingredients and beat with electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
8. Using a rubber spatula or spatula, spread the whipped cream over part of the cake. Cover with the second part and set aside.
9. Pour the chocolate and water into a saucepan and melt in a bain-marie or over very low heat. As soon as the chocolate is melted, add the butter off the heat and mix with a wooden spoon until the icing is homogeneous (if the icing is too liquid, leave it in the refrigerator for a few moments, if on the contrary it is too thick, reheat it for a few moments over very low heat).
10. Using a spatula or spatula, spread the icing over the cake and the edges.
11. Store the cake in the refrigerator and bring it out to room temperature 1 hour before serving.