This is my special Death by Chocolate Cake for the day to Romance. Valentine’s Day used to be extremely popular among youngsters, but now it’s all over. People exchange gifts, flowers, cards, and chocolates on Valentine’s Day
Chocolate, Valentine, and Love is a perfect love triangle. There is no better way to express your love than to express it with a perfect luscious death by chocolate cake.
Chocolate Cake is one of the most suitable ways to convey your feelings of love and intimacy to your partner.
Victorians used chocolates to seduce their partner.
Death by Chocolate Cake
A handmade chocolate cake is a true expression of your love and dedication in a relationship.
And this Death by Chocolate Cake will make your Valentine melt in your arms.
When I made this chocolate cake for my valentine, he was overwhelmed with the amount of chocolate in the cake. Sarcastically he said, that I would die one day because of chocolate. I happily responded:If death is inevitable, let it be death by chocolate.
Let’s make Death by Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Ganache plays an important role in this Valentine’s special cake. It adds the richness and the gloss to the cake. Ok, so let’s prepare the Chocolate Ganache first.
Keep a non-stick pan on medium flame and heat 100 gm fresh cream. After one boil switch off the flame and add chopped dark chocolate and butter.
I have used Lindt’s dark chocolate as I love its flavor. Mix it well. There should be no lumps.
To get smooth ganache, you can whisk it with electric whisker for 2 minutes. Transfer this ganache into a bowl and let it rest. With time it will thicken.
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Without further delay, let’s get started!
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Quick Notes
Tin Size | |
Oven Temp | 180 °C |
Baking Time | 25 min |
MW Convection Temp | 160 °C |
Baking Time | 25 min |
Demold Instructions | 5 min |
Cooling Time | Room Temperature |
PS: Use conversion table to switch recipe between grams and cups
Let’s make the sponge cake
For that, beat two eggs in a large mixing bowl. Get creamy froth from the eggs. Now add sugar, vanilla essence, and oil. Continue to whisk until sugar dissolves.
Sift all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Sifting is important not only because it helps to remove unwanted particles, but also helps to aerate the flour. This results in light and fluffy bakes.
Use cut and fold method and mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Do not overmix the better.
If you feel that your batter is thick, use milk to make the batter of pouring consistency. Every flour has different absorption capacity so add milk accordingly. For this recipe, I have used 2 tbsp of milk.
Meanwhile, keep the oven for preheating at 180 °C. Take a greased (or lined with parchment paper) baking tin and pour the batter into it. I have used 8” round pan for this cake.
To get a perfect crack free top, pan size matters. Tap it once on counter gently. Bake it in a preheated oven for 25 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.
Once the baking is complete, remove the tin from the oven. Allow the cake to rest for 5 minutes before you unmold it. After unmolding, transfer the cake on cooling rack to avoid it being soggy.
Assembling the Cake
After you have made the cake sponge and ganache ready, it’s time to put things together and assemble the cake. And for that, the first thing is the slice your cake sponge into two horizontal halves. The symmetrical they are, better it is for shaping.
Place one layer on board and spread some ganache on it.
Add chopped and crushed chocolates. Do not put big chunks of chocolate on this layer. You may add another layer of ganache on chocolate pieces.
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Now place the other half layer on top of it. Cover the top and sides of the cake with ganache and smoothen it.
Now cover the top of the cake with your choice of chocolates. Finally, drizzle some chocolate sauce on it.
Your homemade Valentine special Death by Chocolate Cake is ready.
Let the cake rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes before you serve it.
Now try this recipe and share your feedback. Till then happy baking!
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Ingredients
For Cake Sponge
- 120 gm All Purpose Flour
- 70 gm Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 pcs Eggs
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tbs Cocoa Powder Unsweetened
- 2 tbs Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 50 ml Oil
For Ganache
- 100 gm Amul Fresh Cream
- 200 gm Dark Chocolate
- 10 gm Unsalted Butter
Instructions
- For ganache, take 100 gm cream in a non-stick pan. Bring it to boil on medium flame.
- After one boil switch off the flame and add chopped dark chocolate and butter. Mix it well. There should be no lumps.
- Transfer chocolate ganache into a bowl. Let this ganache rest and with time it will thicken.
- To make cake sponge, in a large mixing bowl take two eggs. Start whisking them.
- Add sugar, vanilla essence and oil. Continue to whisk until sugar dissolves.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients using cut and fold method.
- Use milk to make the batter of pouring consistency. For this recipe, I have used 2 tbs of milk.
- Meanwhile, keep the oven for preheating at 180 °C.
- Take a greased (or lined with parchment paper) baking tin and pour the batter into it. I have used 8” round pan for this cake.
- Bake it in a preheated oven for 25 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.
- After the baking is done, remove the tin from the oven. Let the cake rest for 5 minutes before you de-mould it.
- To assemble the cake, cut the cake sponge into two horizontal halves. Place one layer on board and spread some ganache on it. Add chopped and crushed chocolates.
- Place the other half layer on top of it and smoothen it with chocolate ganache. Cover the sides of the cake with ganache and smoothen it too.
- Cover the top of the cake with your choice of chocolates. Finally, drizzle some chocolate sauce on it. Let the cake rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
Can this receipe be made without egg?
Hello, Meenakshi,
There is another recipe of eggless death by chocolate cake on the blog. You may like to try that.
Here is the link:
Happy Baking!
Hello mam..
If I want to make bigger size…just I can double all the ingredients..
Absolutely.
Thanks
Sonia
Yummmmmmilitious recipe,
Thanks much for the feedback, Anuradha.
Cheers!
Hi, which brand would you recommend for dark chocolate in this recipe?
Neelofur try if you can get Lindt 85%. Otherwise, Amul’s Dark chocolate is also good.
Hi Sonia , an egg less version.
Also I have seen one cake where you have asked viewers to guess the ingredients. Someone was saying coconut flour , almond flour etc. And you said it’s no maida, sugar, bp,bs.
Now am unable to recall the cake. Please help.
Shilpi,
Here are the links of the recipes you asked for
Eggless Death by chocolate:https://anybodycanbake.com/homemade-death-chocolate-cake/
Yeasted lemon cake: https://anybodycanbake.com/recipes/cakes/
Happy Baking
Sonia
Hi Sonia. Can I replace oil with butter? How do I do that! Please help!
Hi Connie Almeida
You can replace oil with butter but when we cover the cake with ganache and keep it in refrigerator then butter base cake will become hard. To keep the cake soft even after refrigeration, I prefer to use oil.
Happy Baking
Sonia
Hello mam, recently I got to learn I am too passionate about baking and try different receipes. I sometimes got stuck with ratios ending up with soapy taste.i am one of your follower. Is it possible to share some learnings?
Dear Neha,
You may like to join my facebook group where a lot of exchange of ideas happen.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sonlicious
Regards
Sonia