Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Awfully Chocolate Banana Cake


Awfully Chocolate Banana Cake

Will you falling in love with this special delivery surprise?

Sinfully great master piece

Can you resist such sinfully & awfully temptation?
if you can't, be prepared to rock your kitchen :P

Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe

Chocolate Sponge Cake (recipe adopted from Bernice's Kitchen)

(A) 75g Warm Water, 45g Cocoa Powder
(B) 6 Egg Yolk, 45g Yellow Sugar, 75g Corn Oil, 75g Milk, 2/3 tsp Salt
(C) 150g Cake Flour, 2/3 tsp Corn Flour, 2/3 tsp Bakng Powder (Shift x 2 times)
(D) 6 Egg White, 90g Yellow Sugar, 1/3 tsp Baking Tartar

Method:
1. Mix (A) till dissolved.
2. Mix (B) till well combine and add in 1.
3. Whisk egg white, slowly add in yellow sugar and baking tartar. Each time add in  1/3 of the yellow sugar. Whisk till soft peak.
4.Add (C) into 2, the egg yolk mixture. Stir till well combine.
5. Fold in 1/3 of egg white mixture into the flour mixture, subsequently fold in the flour mixture into the remaining 2/3 egg white mixture. Fold in lightly.
6. Pour the batter mixture into baking tray (7'x7'), slightly tab on table to remove the bubble.
7. Bake at pre-heat oven, 170C for 45-50mins.
8. When it is well bake, remove from oven, turn the cake up side down and let it totally cool.
9. Unmould the cake and slice it into 3 slice and set aside.

Chocolate Mousse (recipe adopted from Yochana's Cake Delight)

(A) 250g Dairy UHT Whip Cream, 150g Non Dairy Whip Cream
(B) 1tsp Vanilla Essence
(C) 1tbsp Gelatin mix with 4tbsp water (microwave 20sec),
(D) 50g Cocoa Powder, 70g Icing Sugar (mix together)
(E) 1 1/2 tbsp Nescafe mix with 1 1/2 tbsp hot water, 1tbsp Kuala or Baileys Coffee liquor

Method:
1. Beat (A) in 2 seperate bowl.
2. Mix both cream together and slowly add in (B) + (C) + (D) + (E) till well combine.

Ganache

(A) 150g Dairy UHT Whip Cream, 80g 73% Dark Chocolate
(B) 2 tbsp Glucose

Method:
1. Melt (A) and add in (B) till well combine.

Others

(A) 4 large ripe Del Mento Bananas - slice thinkly and add in some lemon juice to prevent the banana turning brown

 Cake Setting

1. Lay the 1st layer sponge cake in the cake tin, spread over 1/2 of the chocolate mousse and lay the sliced banana on top of the mousse.
2. Top up the 2nd layer sponge cake, spread aver the balance 1/2 of the chocolate mousse and continue to lay the sliced banana on top of the mousse.
3. Top up the 3rd layer spnge cake, keep in the refrigerator till the mousse sets.
4. Pour the ganache onto the cake and put in the refrigerator again to let the ganache coating sets.
5. Unmould the cake, slice with a warm knife and serve.