CAKES MADE WITH CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE: This is a simply way to produce a delicious cake for special occasion, provided you have a chocolate sponge cake on hand.

SWISS CHOCOLATE CAKE:

 

 

 

1 chocolate sponge cake, see posted recipe

filling:

    6 oz semi-sweet chocolate                                      

    ¼ cup warm water

    2 cups whipping cream                                           

    4 tbsp. icing sugar

    1 ½ to 2 oz Kahlua liqueur                                     

chocolate curls to decorate, if posted recipe on making chocolate curls

 

 

 

Slice chocolate sponge cake horizontally into 3 layers. Arrange bottom layer on the serving plate or cake stand.

 

Melt chocolate in a heat-proof bowl sitting in a pan of simmering water. When chocolate is completely melted, add warm water and stir in, this prevents chocolate from becoming lumpy. Cool chocolate and water mixture to lukewarm. 

 

Whip cream until soft peaks form, add icing sugar and whip until stiff. Add chocolate mixture, whipping slightly to mix in well. Sprinkle each sponge layer with Kahlua liqueur and sandwich the layers with a layer of chocolate whipped cream.

 

Cover top and sides of cake with a smooth layer of cream and coat cake all over with chocolate flakes.