Chocolate Indulgence Cake Recipe

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Chocolate Indulgence Cake Recipe

Joconde Sponge Cake
85 grams Powdered Almonds
75 grams Powdered Sugar
25 grams Cake Flour
120 grams Whole Eggs
80 grams Egg Whites
10 grams Granulated Sugar

Directions:

1. Mix together 85 grams Powdered Almond, 75 grams Powdered Sugar, 25 grams Cake Flour
Add the 120 grams of eggs a little bit at a time, until light.
2. In a mixer, whip 80 grams egg whites at the speed of 6, and once its bubbly gradually add 10 grams of sugar. Continue mixing until stiff peaks
Fold together egg mix and meringue.
3. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper, spread cake batter evenly with a spatula, bake 350F for 15 minutes or until golden

Ganache

7 oz chocolate
9 oz cream
Chocolate Mousse
8 oz Chocolate Chip
8 oz Heavy Cream

Cake Assembly

1.) Cut Sponge cake into 1-2 6 inch circles (I ended up only using 1 to make one cake) on one side and a square with the leftovers
2.) Cut the square into four equal pieces, layer it with ganache.
3.) Cut square into 3 equal rectangles, and cut them into 1/4 inch strips or mini rectangles (shown in video)
Place them into a springform pan or a charlotte ring, and line the edges
4.) Trim the 6 inch cake circle big enough to fit the bottom center, and place it in the center.
5.) Fill with mousse, spreading it evenly, chill, set.
Spread warm ganache icing on top, chill, set.

Garnishing

Optional: You can use the extra ganache to pipe out lines onto a plate. Just use a small ziploc bag, fill it with ganache, and cut out a tiny hole. You can also make whipped cream with a cup of heavy cream and 4 tablespoons of sugar, and mix until thick. I used a blender to quickly make whipped cream. Other possibilities to decorate the top of the cake could be dusting cocoa powder, adding molded chocolate, or fresh berries.
Below is a video tutorial for chocolate roses using modeling chocolate if you'd like to go through the extra effort. This modeling chocolate can also be used to make ribbons, which is a little more simpler than roses. Link to handmade roses:    • How To Make Handmade Chocolate Roses  

Unfortunately I didn't add this to my cake, the day I made my cake I accidentally shanked myself with a broken glass cup and wasn't really feeling up to handmade roses.

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