Carbon Black Rum Gateau
Part 1: Cake
Ingredients
Method- 110g Self-Raising Flour
- 110g Salted Butter
- 110g Caster Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 15g Cocoa Powder - Carbon Black
- 4g (1 tsp) Baking Powder
- Preheat oven to 180ºC. Prepare a loaf mould with greaseproof paper. Grease with a little bit of oil or butter.
- Add the butter and sugar to a mixing bowl and cream until light and fluffy.
- Weigh and sift flour and baking powder in separate bowl.
- In another bowl weigh and lightly whisk your eggs.
- Incorporate alternate quantities of dry ingredients and eggs into the creamed mixture until fully incorporated.
- Add the cake batter to the moulds (smooth out the batter evenly to prevent burning or uneven baking).
- Bake for 25 minutes (turning the moulds occasionally). Test the readiness of the cakes by inserting a knife to the center of the cakes (if knife comes out clean, cake is ready).
- Once ready, remove the cakes from the oven and cool for 20 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
Part 2: Frosting
Ingredients
Method- 300ml Whipping Cream
- 50g Icing Sugar
- 50g Cocoa Powder - Terra Rossa
- 25ml Rum
- Mix all the dry ingredients well.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients in a pre-cooled mixing bowl.
- Whisk to form soft peaks.
- Store in fridge until needed.
Part 3: Assembly
Ingredients
Method- 50ml Rum
Decoration Suggestions:
Cocoa Powder, Chocolate Decor, Fruit Pieces, Toasted Nuts,
- Once the loaf cake has cooled, cut the loaf (with a bread knife) into 3-4 layers.
- Place the first layer onto a serving plate, drizzle rum over the top allowing it to soak well into the cake.
- Add ¼ of frosting onto the cake, spreading evenly across the layer.
- Follow steps 2-3 for each layer.
- Use the remainder of the cream to coat the top and sides of the cake.
- Cake can be decorated with cocoa powder, chocolate décor, nuts and fruit pieces.
- Serve at room temperature for better texture and flavour.
