An incredible No-bake Chocolate cake — Delicious recipe

No-bake chocolate cake. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

A homemade cake made from simple ingredients — no oven, minimal cost and effort, and the result is a delicate, chocolatey dessert with a rich, melt-in-your-mouth flavor.

Recipe is courtesy of Gospodynka.

Ingredients:

  • egg — 1;
  • salt — one pinch;
  • vanilla — to taste;
  • sugar — 120 g;
  • vegetable oil — 80 g;
  • milk — 200 g;
  • flour — 200 g;
  • cocoa — 20 g;
  • baking powder — 15 g.

Crème:

  • yogurt or milk — 375 g;
  • sugar — 4 tbspn;
  • corn starch — 40 g;
  • cocoa — 20 g;
  • dark chocolate — 80 g;
  • butter — 40 g.

Glaze:

  • dark chocolate — 80 g;
  • butter — 1 tspn;
  • milk — 50 g.

How to make chocolate cake

In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, mix the yogurt, sugar, starch and cocoa, put on the fire and bring to a thickening, stirring constantly. Finally, add the dark chocolate pieces and butter, stir until smooth, and remove from heat. Transfer the cream to a bowl, cover with cling film until it is in contact, and leave to cool.

Making the dough. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

Beat the egg and salt with a whisk, add vanilla and sugar, pour in the oil and milk, and mix. Sift in the flour, cocoa and baking powder and knead into a smooth dough. Divide into two equal parts.

Chocolate dough. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

Grease a 26- or 28-cm-diameter frying pan with butter, pour in half the dough, cover and bake for 12–15 minutes until a skewer comes out dry. Bake the second part in the same way. Cut off the cooled cakes and grind the rest into crumbs for garnishing.

Chocolate spongy cake. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

Beat the cream well with a mixer. Spread the cream on the first layer, cover with the second layer, and grease the entire cake, including the sides. Sprinkle crumbs on sides.

Chocolate cake. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

For the glaze, mix chocolate, butter and milk, melt in a water bath or in the microwave, and stir until smooth.

Piece of cake. Photo: gospodynka.com.ua

Pour the glazing over the top of the cake and draw a spiral pattern with a spoon. Put it in the fridge for a few hours to set.

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