Chocolate Cake

This Chocolate Layer Cake is an elegant and decadent chocolate dessert, by far one of the best chocolate cakes ever. It is moist and rich, with thin layers of chocolate sponge cake brushed with espresso coffee, an irresistible chocolate and cream cheese frosting and a silky chocolate ganache topping.

Ingredients

Makes 8 -12 servings

Chocolate Sponge Cake

• 8 eggs
• 1 cup (200g) sugar , divided
• 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (60g) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp (2g) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2g) salt

For brushing the chocolate sponge layers

• 3.5 fl.oz (100ml) espresso coffee , room temperature

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8.5 oz (240g) semisweet chocolate
• 2/3 cup (160g) whipping cream
• 10 oz (300g) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp (16g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
• 1 ⅔ cup (400g) whipping cream (35% fat) , chilled
• Chocolate Ganache
• 7 oz (200g) semisweet chocolate
• 7 oz (200g) whipping cream