Basquet Chocolate Cake

Method

• step 1

  Cake: Add margarine and sugar to your blender and mix on medium speed adding the eggs one by one occasionally. The whole process will take about 10 minutes.

• step 2

  Using a bowl, mix the hazelnut powder (ground hazelnuts), the flour, the baking powder, the cocoa and the salt.

• step 3

  Then pour the buttermilk into the mixer. Add ouzo and the contents of the mixing bowl.

• step 4

  Serve 80gr of mixture in each silicon form (7 x 4,5cm) and bake at 170 C for about 25-30 minutes (the time varies depending on the type of oven).

• step 5

  Once you take your cake out of the oven, allow it to cool.

• step 6

  Chocolate Ganache: Boil the milk and slowly pour the chopped chocolate in it, making sure that you stir well.

• step 7

  At the end, add the margarine and stir.

• step 8

  Place the cakes on a wire rack and pour the ganache very well on top of them. Let the excess ganache drip off and use a knife to place the cake on a plate or platter.

• step 9

  Chocolate cream basquet: Boil the first 3 ingredients.

• step 10

  Mix the remaining milk with cornstarch and pour them into the pot while boiling. Mix for 3 minutes and then remove from the heat.

• step 11

  Allow the cream to cool and with a piping bag decorate the cakes. Tip: It is better to have the cream prepared one day before.