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Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
This easy chocolate cake recipe with mascarpone is a delicious dessert... chocolate heaven, I guarantee you! Try it out...
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 9 oz mascarpone (250 g)
- 7 oz quark cheese (200 g)
- 5,5 oz dark chocolate (155 g)
- 5,5 oz digestive biscuits or shortcrust biscuits (150 g)
- 1,5 oz caster sugar (45 g)
- 2 oz unsalted butter (55 g), melted
- 2 eggs
- salt
Instructions
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First of all add the biscuits to the blender (break them up if necessary). Then blend them well until you get a fine crumble and pour in the melted butter.
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Pulse again into a smooth paste.
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Then transfer this cookie crumble to a springform pan. Use the back of a spoon to flatten the cookie base.
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Bake the cookie base in a preheated oven at 374°F (190°C) for 5 minutes until cooked. Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool at room temperature. Then transfer the mascarpone and fresh cheese to a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and caster sugar.
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Mix it into a smooth cream. Break the chocolate up into smaller pieces and put them in a (glass) bowl. Put this bowl over a pan of gently boiling water (bain marie). Let the chocolate melt.
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Then add the melted chocolate to the mascarpone mixture.
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Stir well. Pour the chocolate batter on top of the baked cookie bottom in the springform pan.
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Spread the chocolate batter evenly. Bake the cake in the hot oven at 338°F (170°C) for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven. Then let it cool completely in the springform pan. Sprinkle with a little icing sugar and serve.
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