INGREDIENTS
For the cake:
- 3 eggs.
- 70g sugar.
- 1 tablespoon vanilla essence.
- 60g baking flour.
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder.
- 110g of dark chocolate drops 50% cocoa.
- 100g butter
For the chocolate coating:
- 300g dark chocolate drops 50% cocoa.
- 150g of whipping cream (35% fat)
For decoration:
- A dark chocolate hen (you can also choose your favourite Easter figure).
- Chocolate and praline eggs.
Preparation
- Heat the oven to 180º.
- Melt the butter with the chocolate in a bain-marie.
- In a bowl add the eggs and sugar. Beat until you have a kind of white cream.
- Add the vanilla essence. Beat until all the ingredients are incorporated.
- Add the flour previously sifted with the baking powder.
- Add the mixture of the chocolate drops with the butter (making sure it is not too hot).
- Bake for 40 minutes, or until our knife comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool before carefully unmoulding.
For the topping and decoration:
- Put the chocolate drops in a bowl and add the hot cream. Mix until you have a creamy mixture.
- Leave the mixture at room temperature until you can put it in the piping bag.
- Cover the cake with the icing, using a spatula.
- Start making the top layer. Use the piping bag and decorate from the outside inwards.
- We put our favourite Easter figure on top.
- Add chocolate eggs and Praline, which will give a touch of colour to the monkey.
The delicious cake is now ready to enjoy this Easter. This chocolate Easter cake is an ideal recipe for pastry lovers or to prepare with the children at home.
Decorate it as you like with the chocolate Easter figures. Choose your favourite and give it the special touch.
