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Chocolate Mascarpone Cake

Super soft chocolate mascarpone cake with a soft chocolate cake that is topped with a smooth mascarpone frosting
5 fra 7 stemmer
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 33 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 15 slices

Equipment

  • 23x33 cm (8"x12") baking pan

Ingredients
 
 

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

  • 190 g boiling water
  • 270 g all-purpose flour
  • 300 g granulated sugar
  • 75 g unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 240 g buttermilk room temperatur
  • 110 g vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs room temperatur
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

MASCARPONE FROSTING

  • 200 g mascarpone
  • 15 g acacia honey
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla paste
  • 100 g confectioners sugar
  • 125 g heavy cream

Instructions
 

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

  • Preheat the oven at 175ºC conventional oven and prepare a half sheet baking pan (23x33 cm) baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Start by boiling some water and weigh out the water so it can cool down a bit while preparing the other ingredients.
    190 g boiling water
  • In a bowl sift all of dry ingredients together. Give it a stir to make sure everything has combined.
    270 g all-purpose flour, 300 g granulated sugar, 75 g unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
  • In another mixing bowl add all of the wet ingredients and with a hand whisk, whisk them together until combined. Be sure to not mix the ingredients too vigorously so the eggs don’t get over mixed.
    240 g buttermilk, 110 g vegetable oil, 3 large eggs, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 190 g boiling water
  • Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry while gently stirring it all together. Make sure there is no lumps left in the batter.
  • Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking pan and bake it for 30-35 min or until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool on a cooling rack. After 15 min, gently remove the cake from the baking pan to a cooling rack and let it cool down completely.

MASCARPONE FROSTING

  • With an electric mixer, cream together mascarpone, acacia honey and vanilla bean paste. Then add the powdered sugar and mix it together until smooth.
    200 g mascarpone, 15 g acacia honey, ½ teaspoon vanilla paste, 100 g confectioners sugar
  • Add the heavy cream and whip it until stiff peaks and holds it shape.
    125 g heavy cream
  • With a spatula, add the mascarpone frosting on top of the sheet cake and spread it out evenly.
  • Dust with a bit of cocoa powder and it’s ready to be enjoyed.
  • Store in the fridge.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates: 53gProtein: 6gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 468mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 357IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate cake, cream cheese frosting, mascarpone
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