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France Authentic home cooking from France, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad France as Gâteau qui pleure
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Crying Cake

melodie Jelu
melodie Jelu @melodiejelu

A moist cake topped with chocolate glaze and whipped cream.

A moist cake topped with chocolate glaze and whipped cream.

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Crying Cake

melodie Jelu
melodie Jelu @melodiejelu

A moist cake topped with chocolate glaze and whipped cream.

A moist cake topped with chocolate glaze and whipped cream.

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Ingredients

25 min
Serves 12 servings
  • Cake
  • 3/4 cupall-purpose flour (110 g)
  • 1/4 cupunsweetened cocoa powder (30 g)
  • 1/2 cupsugar (100 g)
  • 4eggs
  • Whipped Cream
  • 1 packetwhipped cream stabilizer
  • 2/3 cupheavy cream (150 g)
  • 2/3 cupmascarpone cheese (150 g)
  • 2 packetsvanilla sugar
  • Ganache
  • 5 1/4 ozdark chocolate (150 g)
  • 1/3 cupunsweetened evaporated milk (100 g)
  • Soaking Syrup
  • 1/3 cupmilk (100 ml)
  • 2 tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder (15 g)
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Steps

25 min
  1. 1

    Beat the eggs with the sugar until light and fluffy.

    Gently fold in the sifted flour and cocoa powder.

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    A picture of step 1 of Crying Cake.
  2. 2

    Pour the batter into a greased and floured baking pan.

    Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F (180°C).

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    A picture of step 2 of Crying Cake.
  3. 3

    Five minutes before the cake is done, heat the milk and cocoa powder to make the soaking syrup.

    Pour the syrup over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

    Let cool.
    Remove the cake from the pan, then place an acetate cake collar around the edge.
    Put the cake back in the pan.

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    A picture of step 3 of Crying Cake.
  4. 4

    Whip the heavy cream with the mascarpone and vanilla sugar until stiff peaks form.

    Spread the whipped cream evenly over the cake.

    Refrigerate for 1 hour.

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    A picture of step 4 of Crying Cake.
  5. 5

    Heat the evaporated milk with the dark chocolate until smooth.

    Let the ganache cool before spreading it over the whipped cream layer.

    Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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  6. 6

    Remove the cake from the pan and serve.

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Published in the US on August 19, 2025 14:01

Keywords

Cake Egg Dark Chocolate Mascarpone Cocoa Cheese

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