KBB#15 : Mud Cake Cookies Sandwiches

Tantangan KBB yang ke-15 ini sebenernya gampang *sotoy*, cuman prosesnya aja yang agak panjang. Ada 3 proses yang harus kita lalui, dari bikin cookies, cake coklat dan nyiapin ganache-nya.

Dari diskusi dengan temen-temen Bakers, banyak yang mengurangi jumlah gula pada resep. Tadinya gue juga udah mau ngurangin, tapi terus nyadar, ternyata coklat yang gue beli 70%. Untung aja gak jadi gue kurangin, ini aja jadinya agak pahit coklat, jadi kurang manis. Mana untuk bikin ganache-nya salah ngambil coklat, gue ambil yang 85%...kwakwawww!!

Karena gak punya cookie cutter bulat, gue akalin dengan pake tutup nutella terus pinggirnya diiris pake ujung pisau *ihhh kerajinan*

Cake-nya sendiri kayak brownies. Dan gampang rapuh pada saat dipotong. Mungkin harus dikurangin waktu pemanggangannya biar gak terlalu kering. Tapi untuk ukuran resep, rasanya terlalu tipis kalo harus dibagi 2 loyang dengan ukuran segitu. Gue bikin 1/2 resep semuanya, baik untuk cookies dan cake-nya.

Buat penggemar coklat, resep ini recommended. Rasanya nyoklat banget. Sayang di rumah gue rada kurang laku, mungkin karena rasanya agak pahit jadi anak-anak males makannya *untung gak bikin banyak-banyak*

Mud Cake Cookie Sandwiches
Source: The Australian Women's Weekly: cupcakes, cheesecake, cookies. ACP Magazine Ltd. 2008
Makes 24



Ingredients :
250g butter, softened
330g firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
450g plain flour
75g self-raising flour
50g cocoa powder
2 Tbs cocoa powder, extra

Chocolate Mud Cake
150g butter, chopped
100g dark eating chocolate, chopped coarsely
220g caster sugar
125ml water
2 Tbs coffee liqueur
150g plain flour
2 Tbs cocoa powder
2 egg yolks

Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, the water and liqueur in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until smooth. Place mixture in medium bowl; cool 10 minutes. Whisk in sifted flour and cocoa, then egg yolks. Bake about 25 minutes. Cool cakes in pans. Using 6.5cm round cutter, cut 12 rounds from each cake.



Chocolate Ganache
80ml cream
200g dark eating chocolate, chopped coarsely

Bring cream to a boil in small saucepan; remove from heat. Add chocolate; stir until smooth. Refrigerate until spreadable.

1. Preheat oven to 170C/150C fan-forced. Grease two 20cm x 30cm lamington pans; line with a strip of baking paper, extending paper 2cm above edges of pans.
2. Make chocolate mud cake.
3. Make chocolate ganache.
4. Beat butter, sugar and eggs in small bowl with electric mixer until combined. Transfer mixture to large bowl; stir in sifted flours and cocoa, in two batches. Knead dough on floured surface until smooth; divide in half, roll each portion between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.



5. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.
6. Using 6.5cm round cutter, cut 48 rounds from dough. Place about 3cm apart on oven trays. Bake about 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.



7. Spread ganache onto underside of cookies; sandwich a mud cake round between two cookies.



8. Using heart template, dust cookies with extra cocoa.