Mowgli Chocolate Cake

Name: Mowgli Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp dried rose petals; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda/baking soda; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; 2 tbsp toasted almonds; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; 220 g/8 oz dark/bittersweet chocolate, at least 70% cocoa solids; 2 tbsp chopped pistachios; 200 g/7 oz dark/bittersweet chocolate, at least 70% cocoa solids; ⅛ tsp ground cloves; ¼ tsp ground green cardamom; ¼ tsp garam masala; 90 g/3¼ oz/generous ½ cup plain/all-purpose flour; 90 g/3¼ oz/generous ½ cup self-raising/self-rising flour; 220 g/8 oz/1 cup soft brown sugar; 180 g/6 oz/generous ¾ cup golden caster/granulated sugar; 220 g/8 oz unsalted butter, cubed; 35 g/1¼ oz cocoa powder; 3 eggs; 70 ml/2½ fl oz/¼ cup full-cream/whole milk; 280 ml/9 fl oz/generous 1 cup double/heavy cream; dark/bittersweet chocolate, grated

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Mowgli Street Food

By Nisha Katona

Published 2018

About

This is a chocolate cake with a warm, spiced twist. I have added cardamom, cloves and nutmeg, but I did toy with cinnamon for a while. Many people struggle with cinnamon and so in a restaurant I thought it would be too divisive. Please play with your own spice balance. This is just an indicator recipe.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz dark/bittersweet chocolate, at least 70% cocoa solids
220

Asia
India
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat your oven to 160°C/320°F/gas 3 and butter and line a 20 cm/8 inch