skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Ingredients
- FRENCH VANILLA LIGHT FRUCHE
- 300 gr FRESH RICOTTA CHEESE
- 200 gr EGGS
- 1 CASTER SUGAR
- 2 tbs BOILING WATER
- 1 cup INSTANT COFFEE GRANULES
- 3 tsp MARSALA
- 1/3 cup LADYFINGERS, (or savoiardi)
- 1 package COCOA POWDER
- 2 tsp to dust
Directions
- Place the fruche, ricotta, egg and sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
- Use electric mixer to whisk for 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Set aside.
- Combine the water and coffee, then marsala, in a jug. Pour half into a bowl.
- Dip one sponge finger at a time into the bowl of coffee mixture, then place in a single layer to cover base of an 8-cup serving dish.
- Brush any coffee mixture remaining in the bowl over layer of sponge fingers. Refill bowl with remaining coffee mixture.
- Spread 1/2 the Frûche mixture evenly over the layer of sponge fingers.
- Repeat to make one more layer with the remaining sponge fingers and coffee mixture.
- Top off with remaining Frûche mixture.
- Smooth the surface with the back of a large metal spoon.
- Dust evenly with the cocoa powder.
- Cover and place in fridge for at least 4 hours (Overnight is best for the flavors to develop. It tastes even better after 2 days.)
Ingredients 原料
- 1+1/3 cup (150 g) all-purpose flour 通用面粉
- 1+½ cup (330 g) sugar 砂糖
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 汤匙可可粉
- 1 teaspoon baking powder茶匙發酵粉
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract茶匙香精
- ¾ cup (170 g) butter奶油
- 3 fl oz boiling water沸水
- 3 eggs 蛋
- 4 oz (120 g) chocolate chips 巧克力片
- 5 oz (150 g) chopped walnuts or pecan nuts 胡桃
Frosting
- 1/3 cup (75 g) butter
- 8 oz (220 g) sweet or semisweet dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoon hot espresso or very strong coffee
Method 制作流程
- Preheat oven to 350F 烤箱预热.
- Line a 13 x 9 in (33 x 23 cm) cake tin with grease proof or other non-stick paper and grease the tin.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- In a bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and vanilla extract.
- Add eggs, melted butter and hot water and mix until smooth.
- Add chocolate chips and nuts.
- Bake at 350 degrees F until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 20-30 minutes.
- Cool the cake. Glace with the chocolate frosting.
- For the frosting, mix butter, chopped chocolate, syrup and coffee and heat in a double boiler until melted. Stir until smooth and spread over the cake.