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Ingredients
Cake
- 30 g caster sugar
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- 4 tsp cornflour
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature, separated
- 150 g caster sugar
- 1 ½ tsp natural vanilla extract
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 5 Tbsp icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
Icing
- 80 g dark chocolate (50% cocoa solids), small pieces or callets
- 150 g icing sugar
- 1 Tbsp natural vanilla extract
- 120 g unsalted butter, soft, plus extra for greasing
Filling and Assembly
- 200 g double cream
- Nutrition
- per 1 slice
- Calories
- 1523 kJ / 365 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 36 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Saturated Fat
- 13 g
- Sodium
- 71 mg
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