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Soft chocolate cake with crema di mascarpone
- Prep time:
- 30 mins
- Cook time:
- 1 hr
- Serves:
- Makes 1x20cm cake
A flourless cake that is light and intensely chocolatey from Theo Randall
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Ingredients
For the chocolate cake
- 400g dark Chocolate, (Theo uses Amedei 66% cocoa solids)
- 6 Eggs
- 150g caster sugar
- 300ml double cream
For the crema di mascarpone
- 250g Mascarpone
- 1/2 vanilla pod, seeds only
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tbsp Brandy
Method
1. For the chocolate cake: put a roasting tray, half-filled with boiling water, in an oven set at 150C/gas 2. Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin with parchment paper. If it is a springform tin, cover the outside with tin foil to stop the water getting in.2. Melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. The bowl should not be in direct contact with the water. Remove from the heat and leave to cool a little.
3. Meanwhile, separate the eggs. Whisk the yolks with 100g sugar until pale in colour. In another bowl, whisk the eggs whites and remaining 50g sugar to soft peak stage. It should look light and glossy. In a third bowl, whisk half the cream to soft peaks.
4. Combine the melted chocolate and egg yolk mixture, then stir in the remaining unwhipped cream. Carefully fold in the whipped cream, followed by the egg whites. Try not to lose too much air from the mixture.
5. Pour into the prepared tin and sit in the roasting tray of water. The water level should be right up to the rim of the tin. Bake for 45 minutes- 1 hour, The cake should be firm on top, but retain a slight wobble when ready. Leave to cool before serving.
6. For the crema di mascarpone: mix all the ingredients together. Taste as you may like a little more sugar or brandy. Serve with the soft chocolate cake.
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View all comments (9)hi i was wondering if you could tell me if this is very easy to make?? it looks lovely thank you sian alice
Beautiful cake, soft mousse like texture,definatly a dessert cake quite rich so a sliver is plenty. Not too dificult to make!
will try it looks very good and can tast it already!!!
I had this at The Taste Of London a few weeks ago and it is one of the best cakes I have ever had. The gooey texture together with the yummy mascarpone were to die for. Will definately be making at home and adding to my dinner party pudding list!!
this looks rubbish
I had a bit of trouble too - didnt quite come out as expected - too 'gooey' but tasted ok but not very cake like. when i watched this on tv im sure Theo just cooked it in a sauce pan?? maybe my tin was the problem as i followed all the instructions.
I have just seen this being made on tv
I tried to make this cake & ended up cooking it for double to stated time but it still ended up a gooey mess. It tasted fine but did not resemble a cake - is there an ingredient missing, wrong tin size or cooking temperature wrong?