We present to you a recipe for delicious chocolate cake with smooth lemon cream. You get a perfect combination of fluffy top with intense chocolate taste and tender, sweet and sour cream with lemon flavor. Such a dessert will surely become a star at the festive table. The guests will be delighted and the compliments will not be long in coming.

INGREDIENTS FOR DOUGH

-4 spoons of cocoa powder

-150 g of butter

-150 g of sugar

-2 eggs

-300 g of flour

-1/4 teaspoon of salt

-2 teaspoons of baking powder

-0.5 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate

CREAM INGREDIENTS

-1 lemon

-200 g of sugar

-150 g of butter

-5 tablespoons of semolina

-200 ml of milk

INGREDIENTS FOR GLAZING

-2900 g of chocolate

– hazelnuts to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION 

1. In a deeper bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar. Add cocoa powder and mix.

2. In another bowl, mix the sifted flour with the baking soda and baking powder. Rub the soft butter (at room temperature) with the flour until you get a crumbly mass.

3. Pour the beaten eggs into the dough bowl and mix. Get a dense and homogeneous dough.

4. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Spread each portion of dough on a baking sheet and bake them in the oven preheated to 180°C for 40 minutes.

5. Prepare the cream: wash the lemon with hot water. Remove the seeds and put the lemon through the meat grinder (with the peel).

6. Rub the soft butter with the sugar. Add the chopped lemon and mix.

7. Pour the milk into a saucepan and boil it. Add the semolina and mix. Boil on low heat until the mass thickens. Leave to cool.

8. Add the semolina with milk to the bowl with lemon and mix.

9. Grease the plate with 2 spoons of cream and arrange a top on it. Spread the cream on the top and arrange the second top. Assemble the cake like this.

10. Break the chocolate into smaller pieces and melt it in a steam bath or microwave. Cover the cake with melted chocolate and sprinkle with hazelnuts to taste. Refrigerate the cake for 2 hours.

Our team wishes you bon appetit with your loved ones!