eggless triple chocolate pastry
 
 
Ingredients
For the cake sponge:
  • 1 + ½ cup (180gms) maida
  • ¼ cup (30gms) cocoa powder
  • 1 + ½ tsp (6gms) baking powder
  • 1tsp (3gms) baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ cup (113gms) sugar
  • ¼ cup (60gms) vegetable oil
  • 1 cup (285gms) yogurt
  • ¼ cup (60gms)milk, warm
Ganache
  • 3 cup (525gms) chocolate
  • 1 + ½ cup (345gms) whipping cream
Mousse
  • ¾ cup (172gms) whipping cream
  • + half of the ganache
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl sift in the maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda. Add in the salt, mix and set this aside.
  2. In another bowl add sugar, oil, yoghurt and vanilla extract. Using a hand whisk, mix until everything is well combined.
  3. Fold in the dry ingredients and using a spatula mix until no large flour pockets remain.
  4. Add in the milk to the batter and mix. Transfer the batter into a 9 X 13 rectangular cake pan and bake in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
  5. For the chocolate ganache add the chocolate in a large bowl and pour over the warm cream on top. Let this mixture sit undisturbed for a minute before mixing in making sure all chocolate has melted fully. Divide this in two parts and allow it to cool.
  6. For the mousse, take the whipping cream in a large bowl and using an electric mixer whisk until semi stiff peaks are achieved. Gently fold in one part of the cooled chocolate ganache.
  7. Once the cake is out of the oven, allow it to cool. Trim off the excess on top to even the cake out and soak with sugar syrup.
  8. Keeping the cake in the cake pan itself, layer it with the mousse spreads an even thick layer and allow it set for atleast 30 minutes before pouring the other part of the chocolate ganache that was set side.
  9. Set the whole dessert for a minimum of 3-4 hours before cutting into it and enjoy!
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/eggless-triple-chocolate-pastry/