Chocolate Cake with Coconut Balls

Elena Butuc

This recipe was automatically translated from Romanian. View original here

The cake is easy to prepare, has a denser texture and is very chocolatey - moreover, I don't think it makes sense to go into the taste description - the combination of chocolate, coconut and cheese is one of the most successful possible.

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Ingredients

Metric US

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Farmers cheese

250 g

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Coconut flakes

50 g

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Sugar

160 g

50g for balls, 60g for countertop and 50g for icing

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Egg

6 pieces

4 eggs for countertop and 2 yolks for balls

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Corn starch

5 tbsp

3 tablespoons for balls and 2 tablespoons for countertop

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Dark chocolate

150 g

50g for countertop and 100g for icing

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White flour

2 tbsp

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Cacao powder

3 tbsp

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Milk

120 ml

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Butter

25 g

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Salt

0.25 tsp

a teaspoon of salt on the counter

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Baking powder

0.25 tsp

a teaspoon tip

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Vanilla Extract

1 tbsp

Step by step

Step 1

Mix 250g cheese + 50g coconut + 50g sugar + 2 egg yolks + 3 tablespoons without starch.

Step 2

Form balls of this composition and arrange them in a tray lined with baking paper and greased with a little butter. The tray should be 26-28 cm in diameter.

Step 3

Then mix the dry ingredients for the countertop - 2 tablespoons flour +2 tablespoons starch + 3 tablespoons cocoa + a pinch of salt + a pinch of baking powder

Step 4

Then mix 4 eggs with 60g of sugar.

Step 5

Then add 50g of steamed or microwave melted chocolate, as well as vanilla essence - mix well.

Step 6

Now combine the above composition with the dry ingredients mixed before. This will be the top of the cake.

Step 7

Pour this composition over the cheese balls, if you can't cover them perfectly, take a teaspoon and pour a little dough on each ball of cheese. All be covered with dough. Put the tray in the oven at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes.