CHOCOLATE LOG CAKE

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This would give a chocolate love an orgasm if made with the right chocolate. I used Varlhona's 70% cocoa butter. Yummy.

Provided by rainna

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 eggs
120 g caster sugar
120 g plain flour (sifted with cocoa powder)
15 g cocoa powder
500 g dark chocolate
500 g whipping cream
100 g unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Chocolate Sponge:
  • Whisk eggs with sugar, at high speed, until the eggs have tripled in size and becames thick and airy.
  • Fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
  • Spread on a baking tray, with parchment paper.
  • Bake in oven 200C for about 5 minutes.
  • Ganache:.
  • Boil the cream in saucepan. Pour the cream unto the chopped cooking chocolate, and stir slowly, until all the chocolate has melted and smooth.
  • Cool in refrigerator.
  • With a knife, trim the sides of the sponge to shape a rectangle or square. Sprinkle the sponge cake with some thin sugared syrup to keep the cake moist. Spread a thin layer of ganache of the sponge, leaving half an inch on the wide side to roll the cake.
  • Roll tightly using a parchment paper to aid you. Cover the log with ganache, and top with chocolate dipped cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 835.9, Fat 74.1, SaturatedFat 45.2, Cholesterol 218.2, Sodium 78.3, Carbohydrate 53.9, Fiber 13.2, Sugar 16, Protein 16.2

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