All you need is ( Serves 10-12 )
For the Chocolate cake
Dark Chocolate, 180 gm ( cut into small pieces )
Unsalted Butter, 200 gm ( cut into small pieces )
Instant coffee powder 1 tbsp
Water 125 ml
All purpose flour 1 and 1\4 cups
Corn flour 1\4 cup
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking soda 1\2 tsp
Granulated sugar 3\4 cup
Brown sugar 1\2 cup
Cocoa powder 1\3 cup
Eggs-3
Milk 75 ml
Lemon juice 2 tsp
For the soaking syrup water
1\4 cup Sugar
2 tsp Rum
2 tbsp ( or 1 tsp vanilla extract )
For the Blueberry Bavarian cream
Blueberry preserve
400 gm Water
1\4 cup Gelatin
25 gm Whipping cream
3 cups
For the chocolate Ganache
Whipping cream-1 cup
Dark chocolate-1 cup ( chopped )
For the cake
Pre heat the oven to 160 degrees C
Grease and line, two 8 inch pans
Add lemon juice in milk and keep aside
Mix instant coffee in water
Melt butter and chocolate in a pan
Add coffee and water to the pan
Remove from heat, once the butter and chocolate has melted
Keep aside and cool
Whisk together all purpose flour, corn flour, baking powder and baking soda
Add granulated sugar, brown sugar and cocoa powder
Whisk egg and milk
Add chocolate mixture and whisk
Add the dry ingredients and fold with a spatula
Pour the batter equally in both the pan
Bake for 30-35 minutes, till a tooth pick comes out clean
Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes
Remove from the pan and cool on a cooling rack
For the soaking syrup
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
Keep aside
For the Blueberry Bavarian cream
Add 1\4 cup of water in the Blueberry preserve and heat it till the preserve is dissolved
Strain it and keep aside to cool
Chill the cream and whip it till stiff peaks form
Dissolve the gelatin in water
Add the gelatin in the blueberry preserve
Mix nicely let the mixture come to room temperature
Add the mixture in the whipped cream and fold with a spatula
For the Ganache
Heat the whipping cream till it starts to boil
Pour it over the dark chocolate
Whisk till chocolate is melted and shiny
Assembly
Keep one cake inside a 9 inch springform pan
Brush with half of the soaking syrup
Pour half of the whipped cream and cover the sides and top of the cake
Keep the other cake on top and brush with the remaining syrup
Pour the remaining cream and cover the sides and top
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours
Run a knife along the cake and open the springform pan
Take the cake out and keep it on the stand
Pour the Ganache ( room temperature ) on top of the cake
Decorate with chocolate shavings -
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