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Chocolate cake with arequipe

Moist chocolate cake layers with arequipe filling and a light chocolate frosting.

◷ 1 hr 30 minYield: 12 servingsIntermediate

Ingredients

  • 260 g all-purpose flour
  • 70 g cocoa
  • 250 g sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 240 ml buttermilk
  • 120 ml neutral oil
  • 240 ml hot coffee
  • 300 g arequipe
  • 250 g ganache or chocolate frosting

Method

  1. Heat oven to 175°C / 350°F and prepare two 20 cm cake pans.
  2. Mix flour, cocoa, sugar and baking soda. Add eggs, buttermilk and oil; stir in hot coffee last.
  3. Divide batter and bake 28–34 minutes. Cool completely.
  4. Spread arequipe between the cake layers and coat the outside with ganache or chocolate frosting.
Arequipe noteA ganache dam around the filling keeps the arequipe from squeezing out during assembly.
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