Ingredients
- Chocolate Custard:
- 4 ounces chocolate
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- Chocolate Cake:
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
Preparation
Step 1
First prepare the chocolate custard. In the top of a double boiler, place the chocolate, milk, sugar, and egg yolk and heat over simmering water until the mixture has thickened. Set aside. Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
Have all ingredients at room temperature before you start.
Sift the cake flour. Resift with the baking soda and salt into a small bowl. set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter until softened. Gradually add the sugar. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating in between additions.
In another bowl, combine the water, milk and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to the mixing bowl, beginning with one -third of the flour at a time. End with the flour mixture. Add the chocolate custard to the chocolate cake recipe and beat until combined.
Beat the 2 egg whites in another bowl until stiff, but not dry. Fold the beaten egg whites into the cake batter. Pour the cake batter into the 9 inch pans. Bake in the center of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake. Cool the cakes in their pans for 10 minutes before inverting on to a cake rack.
This recipe is delicious with chocolate icing or chocolate ganache.