Chocolate Chip Cak ｅ
Yield: 8 Servings


Ingredients:
1 c margarine
2 c sugar

3 c flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 c sour cream
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
1 c chocolate chips
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c sugar

Instructions:

Cream margarine in large mixing bowl.

Gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, beating well. Sift flour with baking powder and baking soda.
Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream and vanilla, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Turn half of batter into greased 9x13 inch pan.
Sprinkle half of topping mixture over batter.
Repeat with batter and topping. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

4 egg whites
3½ oz / ½ cup / 100 g sugar
5 oz / 140 g hazelnuts, finely ground
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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9 oz / 250 g dark bitter-sweet chocolate (60-70% cocoa)
4 egg yolks
2 oz / ¼ cup / 60 g sugar
2 fl oz + 1 cup / 0.6 + 2.4 dl whipping cream


Cake
1. Preheat oven to 180 deg C / 350 deg F / Gas mark 4.
2. Line a 9 inch / 23 cm cake tin with greaseproof or other non-stick paper and grease the tin.
3. Whisk the eggs whites until stiff and in peaks, gradually add the sugar and whisk well each time sugar has been added.
4. Mix with finely ground hazelnuts and cocoa powder.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
6. Cool the cake.

Filling
1. Melt finely chopped dark chocolate over hot water.
2. Beat the egg yolks with 2 oz sugar until white.
3. Heat 2 fl oz whipping cream to the boiling point, and whisk in beaten egg yolks.
4. Fold in melted chocolate. The mixture will immediately thicken. Cool to approx. 100 deg F / 38 deg C.
5. Wisk 1 cup of whipping cream. Fold with the egg and chocolate mixture, one tablespoon at a time until the filling becomes soft, then the remaining part of the cream.
6. Transfer to the cake tin, and place in the refrigerator for several hours.

If served cold the filling appears more like chocolate truffle than mousse.
If you prefer a more sweet flavor of the filling you can use semisweet chocolate (40-45%) instead of the recommended type.

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