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Desserts from North America
Devil's food cake
Devil's food cake
ready in
2 hours
difficulty
daily requirement
100% Fat
100% Protein
100% Carbohydrates
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description
Password: chocolate! A delicious sweet, coming from American tradition, suitable for special occasions
preparation
step 1
First, soften the butter by leaving it out of the fridge for about 30 minutes, then add the sugar and work with a batter until you have obtained a white and sparkling cream
step 2
Then add the eggs by incorporating one at a time, then continue with the hot water to the wire and finally with the vanilla essence
step 3
At this point, combine the flour, previously sifted with bitter cocoa and a pinch of salt, and mix well until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough. Then finish with the yeast
step 4
Pour the dough into 3 20 cm diameter pots (if you can cook only one at a time, put the dough in the fridge while waiting) and cook in a preheated oven at 180 ° for 35 minutes
step 5
Once cooked, cool the three pies on the grates
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step 6
Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate ganache: bring to the boil the cream then remove from the heat and add finely chopped dark chocolate, stirring until it is completely dissolved
step 7
Allow the cream to cool at room temperature then store it in the refrigerator until it has reached the consistency of a spreadable cream (it takes about 30 minutes)
step 8
Once the ganache is ready, place a spoon on the dish on which you will serve the cake, then continue by alternating a cake (if necessary eliminating the drier parts), a layer of cream, and so on
step 9
Once you've formed all the layers covered with the remaining cream, finishing with the decorations of your choice (I formed waves with the spatula and decorated with fresh mint, cherries and cream)
step 10
Keep it in the fridge