Chocolate mint cake with chocolate cage

Name: Chocolate mint cake with chocolate cage
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 500 g all purpose flour; 240 g margarine; 150 g sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 4 eggs; 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 cup milk; 2 tps chocolate essence; 1/2 tsp mint essence; For cage;; Parchment paper; 15 g dark chocolate bar

Josephine Kemunto @cook_14256400

Nairobi

#chocolate_baking_contest

Josephine Kemunto @cook_14256400

Nairobi

#chocolate_baking_contest

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Ingredients

500 gall purpose flour
240 gmargarine
150 gsugar
2 tspbaking powder
4eggs
2 tspunsweetened cocoa powder
1 cupmilk
2tps chocolate essence
1/2 tspmint essence
For cage;
Parchment paper
15 gdark chocolate bar

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Steps

1

Preheat your oven @180degress for 10mins.....dust your baking tin well and put aside.....sieve all dry ingredients together
2

In a bowl mix sugar and margarine till fluffy,
3

Add egg one by one whisk till fully incorporated,
4

Add chocolate essence mix for 1min, add mint essence mix
5

Fold in flour alternating with milk...bake for 40-60mins
6

After baking remove from oven let the cake cool in the tin for 10-15mins then remove the cake...wait for the cake to cool completely then cream with whipping cream..
7

Melt chocolate in a double boiler, spread the parchment paper,
8

Apply the chocolate on the parchment paper to your desired pattern let it settle when you touch its not sticky....then put it around the cake, leave it for a few minutes then gently remove the parchment paper.