Latte cake

Name: Latte cake
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon raw cocoa; 1 tablespoon instant coffee (Nescafe); 4 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 tablespoons flour; 1 pinch salt; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons powdered milk; 1 liter milk; 1 cup white chocolate or dark chocolate; 0.5 cup cream; Dark chocolate

Serves 1

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Latte cake

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add cocoa powder to a pot.
2Add instant coffee to the pot.
3Add cornstarch to the pot.
4Add flour to the pot.
5Add sugar to the pot.
6Add powdered milk to the pot.
7Pour milk into the pot.
8Whisk all ingredients together until well combined.
9Place the pot on the stove and cook while continuously whisking until the mixture thickens.
10Add butter to the thickened mixture and whisk until melted and incorporated.
11Dip biscuits in milk.
12Arrange the milk-dipped biscuits in a baking pan to form the first layer.
13Pour a layer of the chocolate mixture over the biscuits and spread evenly.
14Add another layer of milk-dipped biscuits.
15Pour the remaining chocolate mixture over the second layer of biscuits and spread evenly.
16Cover the pan with plastic wrap, ensuring it touches the surface of the chocolate mixture to prevent a skin from forming, and refrigerate.
17Break some biscuits into pieces and place them in small serving bowls.
18Pour the chocolate mixture over the biscuits in the serving bowls.
19Add more biscuit pieces on top of the chocolate mixture in the serving bowls.
20Add more chocolate mixture to cover the biscuits in the serving bowls.
21Prepare the white chocolate ganache by adding white chocolate to a measuring cup.
22Pour cream over the white chocolate.
23Stir the white chocolate and cream until melted and smooth.
24Pour the white chocolate ganache over the chilled chocolate cake in the baking pan.
25Create decorative lines on top of the white chocolate ganache using melted dark chocolate in a piping bag.
26Drag a toothpick through the dark chocolate lines in alternating directions to create a patterned design.
27Grate white chocolate over the chocolate mixture in the serving bowls.
28Garnish the cake and serving bowls with chocolate balls and grated chocolate.
29Cut the chilled cake into individual servings.
30Serve and enjoy.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon raw cocoa
1 tablespoon instant coffee (Nescafe)
4 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons flour
1 pinch salt
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons powdered milk
1 liter milk
1 cup white chocolate or dark chocolate
0.5 cup cream
Dark chocolate

Equipment

potwhiskmeasuring cupsbaking panspatulaplastic wrapserving bowlstongspiping bagtoothpickgrater

Latte cake

Serves 1

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Latte cake

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add cocoa powder to a pot.
2Add instant coffee to the pot.
3Add cornstarch to the pot.
4Add flour to the pot.
5Add sugar to the pot.
6Add powdered milk to the pot.
7Pour milk into the pot.
8Whisk all ingredients together until well combined.
9Place the pot on the stove and cook while continuously whisking until the mixture thickens.
10Add butter to the thickened mixture and whisk until melted and incorporated.
11Dip biscuits in milk.
12Arrange the milk-dipped biscuits in a baking pan to form the first layer.
13Pour a layer of the chocolate mixture over the biscuits and spread evenly.
14Add another layer of milk-dipped biscuits.
15Pour the remaining chocolate mixture over the second layer of biscuits and spread evenly.
16Cover the pan with plastic wrap, ensuring it touches the surface of the chocolate mixture to prevent a skin from forming, and refrigerate.
17Break some biscuits into pieces and place them in small serving bowls.
18Pour the chocolate mixture over the biscuits in the serving bowls.
19Add more biscuit pieces on top of the chocolate mixture in the serving bowls.
20Add more chocolate mixture to cover the biscuits in the serving bowls.
21Prepare the white chocolate ganache by adding white chocolate to a measuring cup.
22Pour cream over the white chocolate.
23Stir the white chocolate and cream until melted and smooth.
24Pour the white chocolate ganache over the chilled chocolate cake in the baking pan.
25Create decorative lines on top of the white chocolate ganache using melted dark chocolate in a piping bag.
26Drag a toothpick through the dark chocolate lines in alternating directions to create a patterned design.
27Grate white chocolate over the chocolate mixture in the serving bowls.
28Garnish the cake and serving bowls with chocolate balls and grated chocolate.
29Cut the chilled cake into individual servings.
30Serve and enjoy.