Main Ingredients:
Eggs: 4; Low-gluten Flour: 60g; Cocoa Powder: 15g; Milk: 60g.
Additional Ingredients:
Caster Sugar: 60g; Salad Oil: 50g; Whipping Cream: 500ml; Icing Sugar: 80g; Chocolate: 1 bar; Chocolate Chips: as needed.
Flavor: Milky; Technique: Baking; Time: 45 minutes; Difficulty: Moderate.
Detailed Steps to Make Chocolate Cake for Your Family
Separate the chilled eggs, place egg whites in an oil-free and water-free mixing bowl; put egg yolks and 20g caster sugar in another mixing bowl.
After mixing egg yolks and caster sugar, add milk and salad oil.
Continue to mix egg yolks, salad oil, and milk until well combined.
Sift in low-gluten flour and cocoa powder.
After mixing well with a spatula, set aside.
Whisk the egg whites at low speed until foamy, then gradually add caster sugar, whisk until stiff peaks form; the peaks should stand straight when the whisk is lifted.
Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the cocoa cake batter.
Use a cutting and folding motion to mix evenly.
Pour the mixed cocoa cake batter into the remaining egg whites.
Continue to mix gently with a cutting and folding motion.
Pour the cake batter into an 8-inch mold, tap it three times; this helps remove large air bubbles from the batter.
Place in a preheated oven at 160 degrees, bake on the middle rack for 45-50 minutes.
Once the cake is baked, immediately invert and let it cool.
Place a chocolate bar on a cutting board and use a long knife to scrape chocolate shavings.
Do not handle the chocolate shavings with your hands, use the knife to transfer them to a bowl and refrigerate; touching the shavings directly with your hands will cause them to melt due to body heat.
Cut the cooled cake into three layers.
Whip the pre-chilled whipping cream with icing sugar, place one cake layer on a tray; spread a layer of whipped cream and sprinkle some chocolate chips.
Spread another layer of whipped cream.
Place the second cake layer on top, continue to spread whipped cream; add some chocolate chips and another layer of whipped cream.
Finally, add the third cake layer and smooth the whipped cream over the entire cake.
Use your favorite piping tip to decorate as desired.
Finish by sprinkling chocolate shavings on top.
Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving, the cream will taste even better at this point.
