Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F) and grease two round pans 22 cm in diameter.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder into a bowl and add the sugar and salt.
SifterBowl
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Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat 2 minutes.
Whisk
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Add the boiling water and stir. The batter is thin, and that's fine.
💡The boiling water blooms the cocoa and deepens the flavor, and the thin batter makes an especially moist cake.
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Divide between the pans and bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
OvenRound pan
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Put the chopped chocolate in a bowl.
Bowl
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Heat the cream until just about to boil and pour over the chocolate. Wait a minute without touching.
StoveSmall saucepan
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Stir gently from the center outward, until you get a smooth, glossy cream.
💡Stir gently from the center outward: vigorous stirring beats in air, and the ganache loses its shine.
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Let the ganache set 1 hour, until thick enough to spread.
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Let the cakes cool, spread ganache over one of them, set the other on top and coat it all with the rest of the ganache and arrange the fruit on top.
Offset spatula
653calories
9 gprotein
79 gcarbs
33 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 49%● fat 45%
Per serving (239 g), of 8 servings
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Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan· Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Round pan· Also works: Springform pan (None) · Square pan (None)
Sifter· Also works: Fine sieve (None) · Whisk (Whisk the dry ingredients well instead of sifting)
Offset spatula· Also works: Spreading knife (Spreading knife) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Back of a spoon)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
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