Mini Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Creme
This cake is a composite of a few different recipes, modified to yield a small, two serving cake. A variety of fruits or berries can be used to top the mascarpone creme filling. Equipment 9" square cake pan (greased) Stand mixer Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350°F Ingredients Cake 30 grams all-purpose flour 5 grams natural cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 57 grams (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature 50 grams granulated sugar 1 large egg white ¼ teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons hot coffee or water Mascarpone Creme filling ½ cup mascarpone cheese 3/4 cup heavy creme 1.5 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Fruits 1 cup of berries (whole blueberries or raspberries, or sliced strawberries) Preparation Cake In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Whisk in egg white and vanilla until well-combined. Into the butter/sugar creme mixture, add each item below, in sequential order, mixing each just till combined: Stir in half of the flour mixture. All of the milk The remaining flour mixture. Stir in hot coffee (or hot water). Note: Mixture will be thin. ...