Rich blackcurrant cake with two types of chocolate biscuit

In this cake the brutality of chocolate biscuit is harmoniously combined with the tenderness of cream and the unique sourness of currants. If you still think that there is no better combination than chocolate and strawberry, then you haven't tried to combine the chocolate with blackcurrants yet.
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Rich blackcurrant cake with two types of chocolate biscuit

Ingredients

Classic chocolate biscuit
eggs
165g
5.78oz
0.66cup
11tbsp
sugar
105g
3.68oz
0.42cup
7tbsp
flour
75g
2.63oz
0.30cup
5tbsp
cocoa
15g
0.53oz
1tbsp
Chocolate sponge biscuit
eggs
130g
4.55oz
0.52cup
8.71tbsp
sugar
240g
8.40oz
1cup
16tbsp
flour
225g
7.88oz
1cup
15tbsp
cocoa
40g
1.40oz
2.68tbsp
milk
200g
6.76fl oz
vegetable oil
95g
3.21fl oz
baking powder
8g
0.28oz
0.54tbsp
baking soda
4g
0.14oz
0.27tbsp
salt
pinch
vanillin
to taste
vinegar
1Tbs
Ganache
milk chocolate
225g
7.88oz
1cup
15tbsp
cream 33-35%
100g
3.38fl oz
gelatin 160-180 bloom
2g
0.07oz
0.13tbsp
Blackcurrant confit
blackcurrant puree
285g
9.98oz
1.14cup
19tbsp
sugar
140g
4.90oz
0.56cup
9.38tbsp
agar
3g
0.11oz
0.20tbsp
pectin NH
7g
0.25oz
0.47tbsp
Interlayer and rough coating frosting
cream cheese
600g
21oz
2.40cup
40.20tbsp
cream 33-35%
120g
4.06fl oz
powdered sugar
100g
3.50oz
0.40cup
6.70tbsp
cocoa
60g
2.10oz
4tbsp
Soaking
water at room temperature
100g
3.38fl oz
Baileys liquor
50g
1.69fl oz

Method

The calculation in the recipe is for a 16cm (6.30 inch) cake.

Classic chocolate biscuit

  1. Whip the eggs at room temperature with sugar at an above medium speed until fluffy and light mass for 20 minutes.
  2. Sift the flour and cocoa, and mix well together.
  3. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mass in 2 steps, and gently stir using a silicone spatula.
  4. Transfer the mass to a 16cm (6.30 inch) ring with a height of 8cm (3.15 inch).
  5. Bake the biscuit in the oven preheated to 338F for 20 minutes. Always focus on your oven. Check the readiness of the biscuit with a wooden skewer.
  6. Turn the finished biscuit upside down, and let it cool completely. Then wrap it in plastic wrap, and put it in the fridge for at least 6 hours (beter overnight).

Chocolate sponge biscuit

  1. Place all the ingredients (except vinegar) in a mixer bowl, and mix well until smooth for 3-5 minutes.
  2. Add the vinegar, and mix for another 3 minutes.
  3. Place the dough in a ring, and bake in the oven preheated to 338F for 60-80 minutes.

Ganache

  1. Heat the cream until hot, but don't boil.
  2. Add the pre-soaked gelatin.
  3. Pour it all onto the chocolate, and let it stay like this for 1-2 minutes.
  4. Mix well with a silicone spatula.
  5. Then mash the mass with a blender until smooth.
  6. Transfer the ganache to a pastry bag, let it cool, and refrigerate for 8 -12 hours for stabilization.

Blackcurrant confit

  1. Combine the sugar with agar and pectin, and mix well.
  2. Heat the puree to 95-104F, and pour the sugar with the thickeners into it.
  3. Bring the mass to a boil, stirring thoroughly, and cook for 3-5 minutes.
  4. Remove the confit from the heat, pour it into a pastry bag; let it cool, and refrigerate to stabilize.

The cream

Mix all the ingredients, and whip until smooth.

Cake assembly

Cut the sponge biscuit layers 2-2.5cm (0.79-0.98 inch) high.

Follow such an assembly order: sponge biscuit - soaking - cream sides and a cream spiral in the middle, alternating ganache and confit.

Repeat the same order for all the cake layers.