I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Saturday, 17 September 2016

Chocolate Ganache Cake.


Chocolate Ganache Cake.

My older daughter has made this birthday cake for her little sister. We have managed to keep her away from it and can't wait to see her face when she sees it tomorrow.


Equipment:
2x20cm springform cakes tins, lined with baking paper.

In a saucepan, melt
-600ml double cream, with
-300ml dark chocolate, broken into chunks.
Cook, stirring on low heat until the chocolate has melted.
Leave aside.

    For the cake.
Use an electric mixer, beat
-250g butter, at room temperature, with
-300g caster sugar,
-300g self raising flour,
-1tsp baking powder,
-50g cocoa powder,
-5 eggs,
-1tsp vanilla bean paste,
-pinch of salt.
Stir through,
-1/2 of the melted chocolate.

Spoon into the prepared tins.
Bake in 180c fan forced oven for 25 minutes. The skewer should NOT come out clean.

Leave to cool completely in the cooking tins.

When you are ready to serve...
Add 1tbsp of icing sugar to the reserved chocolate ganache.
Use an electric mixer to beat the ganache until spreadable (around 20 seconds)

   To assemble.
Place the first layer of cake on the serving platter.
Spoon on 1/2 chocolate ganache.
Spread evenly.
Place the second layer on top.
Spoon on the rest of the ganache.

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