Chocolate Indulgence Making

After a cheese cake making... my confidence in bakery was increased a bit. OK, I put myself to the higher 'stage'... make chocolate indulgence which is Alfonso's favorite cake.


Sponge Cake: eggs, caster sugar, chocolate emulco, plain flour, corn flour, self raising, cocoa powder, corn oil.


Before... bake in oven.


After....


Errr... it does not look like a 'normal' sponge cake.


It was hard and totally not raise... OK, just put it aside first.


Syrup: instance coffee powder, full cream milk


After mixed.... hmmm... was it supposed to look like? *doubt*


OK, I should use UHT milk instead of full cream milk. But I can't find this milk, so used rich whipping cream :p


Yes, it was a bit thicker if compare to the previous one.


Mousse: UHT whipping cream, dark chocolate & white chocolate.


Chopped the dark chocolate for Chocolate Topping.


Alfonso used his full energy to whisk cream until slightly thickened.


Yeah... this was what the mousse looks like :)


OK, went for 2nd try for the sponge cake making. Again, Alfonso used his full energy to whisk eggs and sugar at HIGH SPEED until thick and creamy. Pity Alfonso.


Thick and creamy or not? Nope? OK... continue...


How about now? Guess should be OK now.


Added in the rest of the sponge cake ingredients.


Again, same result... hard and thin. We tried 3 times already. And some more Alfonso purposely went out and bought the ingredient to try it out. We can't figure our what wrong was that. Give up... :(


Since the mousse and syrup and already bought the rest of the ingredient for this Chocolate Indulgence... hmm.... let's continue to make it out.


Topping 1: Whisk the UHT whipping cream until creamy.


Spread the whole cake with a thin layer of whipping cream.


Topping 2: Heat cream over simmering water. Add in chocolate and stir until smooth. Add in butter.


This is what it looks like.... successes! :)


Pour over chocolate topping (topping 2).


Done! (but cannot put it into mouth)


After testing... sisa of sponge cake.... Tak boleh pakai.... force to feed to the fish which in the pond of my apartment...

FAILED!!!

Anyway, if someone here want this detail recipe, just drop me a msg here :)