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Friday, January 8, 2016

Mocha Dessert Cake with Fresh Blueberry Sauce

Mocha Dessert Cake with Fresh Blueberry Sauce
Mocha Dessert Cake with Fresh Blueberry Sauce



Ingredients:-
For the cake:
  • Boiling water – 250 ml
  • Ground coffee – 20 gms
  • Butter – 150 gms
  • Dark chocolate – 100 gms
  • Sugar - 150 gms
  • Eggs – 3
  • Vanilla essence – 2 tsp
  • Plain flour – 250 gms
  • Cocoa powder – 25 gms
  • Baking soda – 1 tsp
  • Baking powder – 2 tsp
  • For fresh blueberry sauce
  • Fresh blueberry – 300 gms
  • Blueberry jam – 90 gms
  • Water – 3 tsp

Method:-
Method for the sauce:
  1. Place blueberries, jam and water in blender or food processor. Blend or process until berries are lightly crushed. Keep aside. Method for the cake:
  2. Liner the base of a deep 20 cm round cake tin with parchment paper.
  3. Pour water over coffee ground in a plunger or jug. Leave for 5 minutes to steep. Plunge or strain coffee.
  4. Melt butter in a sauce pan large enough to mix all the ingredients. Remove from the heat.
  5. Mix in chocolate and coffee and stir to melt chocolate.
  6. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla essence. Beat well with a wooden spoon until combined.
  7. Sift in flour baking powder, baking soda and cocoa. Mix to combine.
  8. Pour the mixture into cake tin. Bake at 180° C for 45 minutes, or until cake springs bake when lightly touched.
  9. Leave in tin for 10 minutes before turning on to a cooling rack.
  10. Serve with fresh blueberry sauce.

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