May we introduce? Our chipmunk among cakes: chocolate raspberry wrap cake refined with pistachios.
Recipe for 20 cm springform pan
Preparation time: 90 minutes plus chilling time
Ingredients Chocolate sponge base:
6 eggs
250 g sugar
200 g flour
70 g fine cocoa powder
2tbsp milk
Buttercream ingredients:
2 egg whites
250 g butter (soft)
140 g sugar
70 g raspberries
Ganache ingredients:
200 ml cream
200 g dark fine flavor cocoa chocolate 'Rausch Plantagen Peru 60 %'
Ingredients decoration:
75 g dark fine flavor cocoa chocolate 'Rausch Plantagen Ecuador 70 %'
10 fresh raspberries
Preparation of the chocolate sponge base:
- Preheat the oven to 180¬∞C top/bottom heat or 160°C fan oven and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
- Beat the eggs with the sugar. Mix the flour and cocoa powder together and then stir in the milk.
- Spread the batter over the entire baking tray and smooth it out.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approx. 12 - 15 minutes.
- Roll up the warm sponge base, cover with a damp kitchen towel and leave to cool.
Prepare the buttercream:
- Boil the sugar with 40 ml water at 120°C.
- Meanwhile, whisk the egg whites.
- Carefully add to the beaten egg whites and continue beating until cool.
- Gradually add the softened butter and finally fold in the raspberries.
Preparation of the ganache:
- Bring the cream to the boil.
- Stir in the dark cocoa chocolate and leave to cool.
Preparation of decoration:
- Cut the baking paper to 20 x 30 cm.
- Spread the tempered dark chocolate on top.
- Roll up the baking paper tightly on the short side.
- Chill until the chocolate has set.
Assemble the chocolate and raspberry wrap cake:
- Cut the sponge dough - starting from the long side - into four equal strips.
- Spread with 2 thirds of the ganache and spread the buttercream on top.
- Roll up the first strip from the narrow side and place on a round cake plate.
- Attach the next strips and wrap around until all the strips form a wrapped cake.
- Spread the remaining ganache on the sides.
- Unroll the rolled-up chocolate decoration and wrap it around the cake as well.
- Use the fresh raspberries, pistachios and any remaining ganache to decorate the cake.
- Chill the cake before serving.