Mole’s Cake

Name: Mole’s Cake (Krtkův dort/Krtkova torta)
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup chocolate blancmange powder (alternatively use 3 tbsp cocoa powder mixed with 1 cup corn starch); 100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup chocolate blancmange powder (alternatively use 3 tbsp cocoa powder mixed with 1 cup corn starch); 100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup chocolate blancmange powder (alternatively use 3 tbsp cocoa powder mixed with 1 cup corn starch); 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder; 100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup icing (confectioners’) sugar; 6 leaves of gelatine; 2 eggs; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup oil; 600 ml/1 pint/2½ cups whipping cream; 4 ripe bananas; 65 g/2½ oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate chips

Krtkův dort/Krtkova torta

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

This delicious banana and cream cake is named after the shape that it resembles – a molehill! It is delightful when homemade and needs to be served chilled.

Ingredients

100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup chocolate blancmange powder (alternatively use 3

Europe
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4, and grease and flour a 25cm/10in round cake tin (pan). Mix the pudding powder (cocoa powder), baking powder and 75g/3oz/¾ cup icing (confectioners’) sugar in a bowl.
Add the eggs and oil, and beat using an electri