Chocolate Crunch Cake (Viral Recipe) Without Nutella
This viral chocolate crunch cake is every chocolate lover's dream! It has a gooey cake base followed by a chocolate sauce and finished with a corn flake chocolate crunchy topping. I use dark chocolate instead, and the result is an extremely chocolate-y and decadent recipe. When you scoop out a portion, you can see the layers, and they are really a vision.
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Servings: 10 people
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake layer
- 90 g all-purpose flour
- 140 g sugar
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 100 ml milk
- 60 g vegetable oil
- 80 g yogurt
- 1 egg
For the chocolate sauce
- 90 g condensed milk
- 60 g milk
- 80 g dark chocolate 60-70% cacao
For the chocolate crunch
- 60 g dark chocolate 60-70% cacao
- 30 g unsalted butter
- ¼ tsp salt
- 50 g icing sugar
- 30 ml milk warm
- 130 g cornflakes
Instructions
For the chocolate cake layer
- Mix all the dry ingredients using a whisk.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix them together using a whisk until you have a homogeneous batter.
- Prepare a 9-inch pan or baking dish with butter and pour the batter into it.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 350℉/180℃ for 30 minutes or until you can insert a skewer and it comes out clean. While the cake bakes, make the chocolate sauce.
For the chocolate sauce
- Place the milk and condensed milk in a small heatproof bowl and warm it up in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir together and reserve.
- In another heatproof bowl, place the chocolate and melt it in the microwave in 30-second intervals, mixing in between.
- Once the chocolate is completely melted, pour the milk onto it. Using a rubber spatula, mix at the very center of the bowl. Slowly but surely, there will be a swirl of ganache forming at the center and slowly increasing in volume until everything is completely mixed and smooth. Reserve.
- As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, poke holes in the cake and immediately pour the chocolate sauce on top. Spread it evenly.
For the chocolate crunch
- In another heatproof bowl, place the chocolate and butter and melt them in the microwave in 30-second intervals, mixing in between.
- Add the salt and icing sugar. It will look wrong at this point, but add the warm milk and whisk everything together and you will get a smooth and shiny mix.
- Crush the cornflakes a bit with your hands as you add them to the chocolate mix. Mix everything up until the cornflakes are completely coated.
- Use a spoon to place the cornflakes on top of the sauce evenly.
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