Chocolate sponge filled with white chocolate & mascarpone and topped with a rich dark chocolate & honey glaze. It makes for a glorious triple chocolate cake for for any occasion.
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Afternoon Tea, Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: birthday cake, cake, chocolate cake, dark chocolate, honey, mascarpone, valentine's day
Cream the butter and sugars together until pale and fluffy.
175 g unsalted butter, 100 g golden caster sugar, 50 g dark muscovado sugar
Beat in the eggs one by one. If the mixture starts to curdle, add some of the cocoa powder.
3 eggs
Fold in the dry ingredients alternately with the wet ones until everything is just combined.
150 g wholemeal spelt flour, 125 g unbleached plain flour, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), 4 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp instant coffee, 200 ml kefir, buttermilk, sour milk or watered down yoghurt
Divide the mixture between two 22cm round silicone cake moulds (or lined tins) and level with a spoon.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 35 minutes or until the cakes are well risen and shrinking away from the sides of the tins.
Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
White chocolate mascarpone filling
Melt the chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of hot water - it's important the water isn't boiling or even simmering or the chocolate might seize. Allow to cool a little.
150 g white chocolate
Stir the mascarpone until smooth, then stir in the chocolate.
200 g mascarpone cheese
Spread over one of the sponges and place the other one on top.
Dark chocolate glaze
Bring the water and honey to a fast boil. Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little.
2 tbsp honey, 40 ml water
Add the chocolate and leave to melt for a couple of minutes.
80 g dark chocolate
Stir until smooth, then add the butter and stir again.
10 g unsalted butter
Pour over the cake, allowing it to dribble down the sides a little.
Notes
This cake is quite large and serves 10 generous slices or 12 slightly more refined ones.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.