COPYCAT LANA CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE

*Recipe calls for a 9 " round but can use a 8 " round*

COPYCAT LANA CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE ( BY Patricia Na )

CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE
INGREDIENT A :
4 Egg Yolks
85 ml Water
80 ml Vegetable / Corn / Soya / Canola Oil
120 gm Optima Flour
60 gm Hongkong Flour
1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 / 2 tbsp Chocolate Emulco
1 / 4 tsp Baking Soda
1 / 4 tsp Salt

INGREDIENT B:
100 ml Egg Whites ( hv to be exact or else it'll effect the cake texture )
1 / 4 tsp Cream of Tartar
60 gm Caster Sugar

METHOD :
1. ) Preheat oven @ 180 ° C
2.) Line bottom n sides of pan. Do not grease.
3.) Add ingredient A into a mixing bowl.
4.) Mix well with a spatula ( abt 20 seconds). Set aside.
5.) Whisk ingredient B until soft peaks.
6.) Pour egg mixture into meringue using hand to fold.
Put your hand into bottom of the bowl, lift mixture up and turn bowl at the same time. Repeat for 5 times.
7.) Pour into pan and bake for 40-45 mins.
8.) Remove cake n paper immediately from pan and let cool completely before slicing into 3 layers.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE TOPPING
INGREDIENT :
400 ml + 50 ml Water
80 gm Caster Sugar
1 / 8 tsp Salt
1 tsp Chocolate Emulco
2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
4 tbsp Hoon Kueh Powder
1 tsp Instant Jelly Powder
20 gm Dark Chocolate Compound ( droplets type )
10 gm Butter

METHOD :
1.) Boil 400 ml water, sugar, salt and chocolate emulco in a saucepan on medium heat.
2.) When heated, add in chocolate compound n butter. Continue to cook until the compound n butter has melted.
3.) Pour some into the Cocoa powder to dissolve. Pour back into saucepan and continue to whisk until all melted. ( I use a small hand whisk )
4.) Mix Hoon Kueh n Jelly powder with 50ml water. Mix well until no lumps.
5.) Pour Hoon Kueh mixture into saucepan. Continue to whisk mixture.
6.) Off heat immediately when you see bubbles n mixture starts to thicken. DO NOT LET IT BOIL.
7.) Pour fudge mixture immediately unto cake.( layer by layer)
8.) Chill overnight for best results.

**TIPS**
Pace a pc of aluminum foil below cake base (enough to cover whole cake) as you pour fudge mixture over your cake as the mixture will be slightly runny. As the mixture flows down, use a plastic dough cutter/spatula to smoothen top n scoop back to sides of cake (not to waste)

Enjoy your Lana Cake!
# Fiona Lau #