If you like chocolate truffles – you’re gonna love this cake! This easy-to-make chocolate cake is getting a fancy look by adding chocolate decoration on the sides and lots of chocolate truffles on top. it’s chocolate heaven for chocoholics!

Photo: Natalie Levin
Chocolate Truffles Cake
24 cm round cake pan
For the chocolate cake:
100 ml. (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
100 grams (1 stick) melted butter
3 large eggs
400 ml. (2 cups) yogurt or buttermilk
300 grams (1 1/2 cups) sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
80 grams (8 tbsp.) cocoa powder
200 grams (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
10 grams (2 tsp.) baking powder
For chocolate-brandy truffles:
125 ml. (1/2 cup) whipping cream
250 grams dark chocolate
2 tbsp. brandy
2 tbsp. cocoa powder for coating
For chocolate ganache:
100 grams dark chocolate
125 ml. (1/2 cup) whipping cream
1 tbsp. instant coffee powder
Decoration:
100 grams dark chocolate, melted
Preparation:
- Truffles: in a small saucepan bring to boil the cream.
- Pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and whisk together until mixture is uniform and shiny. Stir in the brandy.
- Pour the mixture into a square form about 20*20 cm size, and cool for about 30-45 minutes.
- Cut the truffles into small squares perfectly sized 1*1cm (or slightly larger or slightly smaller).
- Coat the truffles using the cocoa powder.
- Keep the truffles in the refrigerator until use.
- Preparation of cake: preheat oven to 175 degrees and butter your pan.
- Mix sugar, oil, melted butter, eggs, salt, yogurt and vanilla. Sift in the flour, cocoa and baking powder and whisk just until blended.
- Pour the mixture into your pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Cool the cake completely.
- Preparation of chocolate ganache: in a small saucepan bring to boil the cream and coffee.
- Pour the boiling cream mixture over the chocolate and stir until you get a smooth and creamy mixture. Pour the ganache over the cake and cool completely.
- Arrange truffles on top of the cake.
- Chocolate fence decoration: pour your melted chocolate over a 26cm long plastic cake wrap. Even the chocolate to a thin layer.
- Carefully wrap the chocolate around your cake.
- Cool until chocolate decoration is stabled and remover the cake wrap.
Notes:
- Keep the chocolate truffles cake in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Instead of brandy you can use any liqueur you like in the same amount.