Chocolate truffle cake is classic chocolate sponge cake layered and decorated with chocolate ganache
Prep Time 40 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 0
Author Narmadha
Ingredients
Chocolate Sponge
Ragi flour 1 cup
Wheat flour ½ cup
Curd ¾ cup
Hot water ¼ cup
Jaggery powder ¾ cup + 1 tbsp
Cocoa powder ¼ cup
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking Soda ½ tsp
Oil ¼ cup
Coffee powder 1 tsp
Salt a pinch
Ganache
Chocolate compound 300 grams
Whipping Cream ⅔ cup
Butter 1 tbsp
Sugar syrup
Water ⅓ cup
Sugar 2 tsp
Instructions
Making Ganache
Chop the chocolate roughly and take in a bowl. I used combination of milk and dark chocolate compound
Heat the whipping cream till it comes to boil.
Now pour the cream to the chocolate
Add butter to it and leave it aside for 5 minutes
Mix it nicely so chocolate chunks are melted and ganache is smooth.
Warp it and keep it fridge till you use it.
Check the detailed instructions of making Ganache
Chocolate Sponge
Sieve ragi flour, wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, coffee powder and pinch of salt for 4-5 times and keep it ready
Mix jaggery powder with boiled water till it melts. Filter and allow it to cool down.
Take curd and oil in a bowl
Mix it nicely with whisk.
Then add jaggery mixture to it and mix.
Then add the flour in batches .
Mix it nicely without lumps.
Grease the tin with butter and dust it with flour.
Fill the tin till ¾ and tap to release air.
Heat kadai and place plate with holes in it and preheat for 5 minutes.
Then place the cake tin in the kadai.
Close it with lid and bake in low flame for 50 minutes till tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool down completely
Sugar Syrup
Prepare sugar syrup by mixing sugar with water.
Decorating
Take the ganache with fridge and it will be very thick now.
Slice the cake in the middle as two layers
In the plate or board place the bottom layer and arrange parchment paper on the sides.
Brush it with sugar syrup
Apply the ganache on the top of the cake
Place the next layer on top of it and brush it with sugar syrup again.
Pour the ganache on the top of the cake or apply with knife
Remove parchment on the sides and keep it fridge for 15 minutes to set.
Take the cake from the fridge and use the remaining ganache to make some designs on the side.
Add some grated chocolate on the top or leave it plain.
Chocolate truffle cake is ready
Notes
Amount of chocolate should be more for making ganache for chocolate truffle cake. You can use mix of milk and dark chocolate compoundInstead of whipping cream you can use Amul fresh cream. I have made it many times without cream too. Just use milk, butter and mix with chocolate to form ganache. I use store bought ragi flour directly in baking without roasting. Ragi is acquired taste and it goes well with chocolate. Always cool the cake completely before cutting or decoratingIf you are using oven, preheat the oven to 180°C and bake in the same temperature for 35-40 minutes till tooth pick inserted comes out clean.Baking time will vary so always keep an eye after 40 minutesIf your ganache is too thick you can heat for few seconds in microwave and pour it on the cake.