Animal Chocolate Layer Cake

Overview

Rich chocolate cake base, paired with smooth chestnut jam, with a hint of nutty flavor from crunchy walnuts. Layer cakes made into animal shapes are both delicious and cute. The ingredients for chestnut jam are not in the ingredient list. The ingredients for chestnut jam are: 120g chestnuts (peeled), 10g butter, 75g light cream, 10g white sugar and a pinch of salt. Put them together in a food processor and beat into a sauce. That's it.

Tags

• baking
• children
• afternoon tea
• cocoa powder
• egg
• low gluten flour
• salad oil
• whipping cream
• chestnut jam
• chopped walnuts
• fine sugar

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Add salad oil to light cream, sift in cocoa powder, mix evenly, set aside

   

2. 2 Add the caster sugar to the whole eggs in three batches and beat until the dripping pattern of the egg beater does not disappear for 15 seconds

   

3. 3 Sift in the low-gluten flour twice, stir evenly, pay attention to the technique

   

4. 4 Fold a small portion of the egg batter into the cocoa liquid and mix evenly

   

5. 5 Then pour the cocoa paste into the egg mixture and mix evenly

   

6. 6 Pour the batter into the mold, and place baking paper inside the mold for easy release

   

7. 7 Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, shake the mold slightly to remove bubbles, and bake in the oven at 175 degrees for about 25 minutes

   

8. 8 After baking and letting cool, use molds to make animal shapes, 2 in each shape

   

9. 9 Spread chestnut jam on a piece of animal cake. Generally speaking, you need to brush it with sugar and wine liquid first, but if children want to eat it, it is omitted here

   

10. 10 Cover with another piece of cake, smooth the edges slightly, and sprinkle with toasted walnuts