This Creamy Lemon & Chocolate Cake Will Take Your Breath Away
Do you already know what you want to bake next? No? Then this recipe is right up your alley! This refreshing cake combines velvety chocolate and sparkling lemon between cream layers — the perfect treat!
You'll need:
For the cake batter:
- 4½ oz melted dark chocolate
- 3½ oz butter
- 4½ oz sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 egg
- 6 egg whites
- pinch of salt
For the chocolate mousse:
- 7 fl oz cream
- 2 sheets gelatin
- 7 oz dark chocolate
- 17 oz whipped cream
- 1 piping bag
For the lemon cream:
- 9 oz soft butter
- juice and zest of 2 lemons
- 3½ oz powdered sugar
- 1 piping bag
For the glaze:
- 3½ oz dark chocolate
- 3½ fl oz cream
- peel of ½ lemon
- 3½ oz dark chocolate
- 2 tbsp soft butter
For the chocolate leaves:
- 10½ oz melted chocolate
This combination of lemon and chocolate is so refreshing, it will knock your socks off. This recipe, together with the one for lemon meringue pie found in the bonus video, just goes to show how awesome yellow fruit is!