Chocolate Cloud Cake

Name: Chocolate Cloud Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 8-10
Ingredients: 40 g (1½ oz) cocoa powder; 75 g (3 oz) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 4 eggs; 150 g (5 oz) vanilla caster sugar; a pinch of salt; 3 eggs, separated; 150 g (5 oz) plain chocolate; 40 g (1½ oz) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 100 g (3½ oz) plain flour; 1 teaspoon rum; 3 tablespoons water; chocolate and white chocolate curls; 7 tablespoons rum; 75 g (3 oz) granulated sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

This is an amazing cake. Both the cake and frosting are incredibly light and airy yet have a scrumptious flavour and texture.

Ingredients

For the cake

100 g (3½ oz) plain flour
40 g (1½

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Oven temperature Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F

Preheat the oven. Grease a 23 cm (9-inch) cake tin and line the bottom with baking parchment. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together three times. Break the eggs into a large heatproof bowl, preferably a copper one,