CAKE RECIPE
300g quality dark chocolate (70%)
100g unsalted butter
8 large free-range eggs
200g sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
TIRAMISU RECIPE
1 Cake (Instructions above)
150 ml strong coffee
500g ricotta cheese
500g mascarpone cheese
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
2 tablespoons sugar
½ an orange
cocoa powder, for dusting
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
Break the chocolate into medium sized pieces. Then add the chocolate into a large heatproof bowl. Add the butter and melt over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring regularly and making sure the water doesn’t touch the base of the bowl, then leave to cool.
Separate the eggs, putting the yolks into the bowl, add sugar. Whisk for 2 minutes, or until pale and fluffy, then stir in the melted chocolate.
Whisk the egg whites and a pinch of sea salt in a separate bowl until stiff, using a mixer. Working in batches, gently fold them into the chocolate mixture, then sift and fold in the cocoa.
Pour the cake batter directly into a greased or paper-lined baking dish, Bake for 15 minutes exactly. Remove from the oven.
Make holes in the sponge cake with a skewer then evenly pour the coffee over the cake. Set cake aside to cool.
7, In a large bowl, mix the ricotta, mascarpone, vanilla paste and sugar, whisking until silky smooth, then spread over the cake.
Finely grate over the orange zest, top with a dusting of cocoa powder, and you’re ready to serve!