Chilli and lemongrass chocolate cakes with oriental ganache – Food & Home Magazine

Chilli and lemongrass chocolate cakes with oriental ganache – Food & Home Magazine

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We modified the chocolate cake recipe that appears on the NoMU tin and created this chilli and lemongrass chocolate cakes with oriental ganache

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Ingredients

  • <h3>CAKE</h3>
  • 45ml cocoa powder
  • 180g castor sugar
  • 80g unsalted butter
  • 60ml water
  • 3 extra-large eggs
  • 200g cake flour
  • 15ml baking powder
  • 2 vanilla pods or 5ml vanilla extract
  • 2 – 3 red chillies, seeded and chopped
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, first layer removed, and finely chopped
  • <h3>GANACHE</h3>
  • 2cm fresh ginger root, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, pounded to release its aromas
  • 250ml pouring cream
  • 200g 70 percent dark chocolate
  • 15ml butter, chilled
  • fresh berries, to serve
  • white chocolate, to serve
  • vanilla bean vodka shots, to serve

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