Apricot Almond Ginger Confit Devils Cake

Apricot Almond Ginger Confit Devil's Cake

The Devil wears Prada.

I am pretty sure that most of you have read the book or saw the movie. Not that my post will talk about the plight of this helpless Fashion editor assistant, its just simply that I thought about this book as prepare this chocolate cake and that phone call I got few weeks ago. Well you see few weeks ago I received a call from Elle's magazine wishing to feature an article about my fashion brand and my creations. I was ecstatic naturally. But lots of things happened after that that phonecall that has derailed my thoughts and focus. Its been weeks that I am floating and I haven't started things that I needed to do. It is hard when its the brain that's draining up. I know I needed a break so badly. It won't be long it will be just for few days, enough for me to work on my creations and pending projects.

So for this edition of my Friday Dose of Chocolate, I'll be leaving you with a slice of this delicious chocolate cake and a quote from Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line; I'll be back!


This will be my entry for this month's Royal Food Joust, hosted by Jen of Leftover Queen.

Apricot, Almonds, Ginger Confit Devil's Cake with hint of chili

4 eggs

120 g of butter
100 g of dried apricot (chopped)
150 g of almonds (chopped)
about 2 tablespoons of ginger confit (chopped)

80 g of flour

150 g of sugar
200 g of dark chocolate

for the chocolate ganache
150 g of dark chocolate
10 cl of fresh cream
half a teaspoon of chili powder

Start by melting the butter and the chocolate. Mix them well until it become homogenous. Beat the eggs with the sugar and flour. Fold in the butter-chocolate mixture and mix them well. Put the chopped almonds, ginger confit and apricot in the cake mixture. Grease a round baking dish of about 20 cm, and pour the cake mixture. Bake in the preheated oven at 180° celsius for 30 to 35 minutes. Let the cake cool before unmolding it.

For the chocolate ganache, melt the chocolate and blend it well. This helps your chocolate becomes brilliant and shiny. Pour your warm fresh cream and mix well. Add your chili powder.

How long can you resist?

48 comments:

x said...

ohhhh such a sinful, delicious-looking cake!!! just reading the ingredients make my mouth water. hehe.

Clumbsy Cookie said...

I think you're more devil than the cake, for showing it to us, with that soft interior and glaze running from the side. Oh my! Congratulations on the Elle magazine thing!

K and S said...

Congratulations! This cake looks so good right now!

Sylvia said...

Congratulation.,The cake looks delicious, you are a great baker

Ruth Strong said...

This is great!!! Fantastic joust entry! Good luck!

test it comm said...

That cake looks so dense and moist and chocolaty good!

Kimi said...

Good luck with your project. The cake looks amazing and sooooo chocolatey! Great entry for the joust.

maybelles mom said...

lovely. i adore chocolate with chili.

Dharm said...

Ooh yeah!! That really does look good! Good luck on the Joust

A_and_N said...

Hi, first time visitor and an instant fan! I dont care what the devil wears but if it looks like what you've shown in these pictures, I dont mind being a devil-worshiper ;)
A.

Manggy said...

Drooooool.

See that? My tongue is following the ganache's lead!! :) Good luck with the article!!

Thistlemoon said...

Wow Dhanggit, that is a beautiful beautiful cake! Yum! I just love all the ingredients, especially the hint of chili, lovely! Best of luck with the Elle project too! That is so great! :) Compared to that, the Joust is small peas! :)

Adam said...

Awesome chocolate cake there Dhanngit. That 'resist' picture totally grabbed me. I am jealous you got to eat that.

So every Friday you do chocolate? Very cool... :)

Little Corner of Mine said...

Man, this looks really rich and dense!

Steph said...

That's one chocolaty cake! It looks really moist and delicious.

Leslie said...

Elle..huh???..put in a good word over there for me..ya know the wanna be Hollywood girl!!he he he..lol
Well looking at that sinful cake make me want to go get a big glass of milk and lick my computer!

La Bella Cooks said...

Ugh, I love cake!!! Do you have any you can send my way?

glamah16 said...

I didnt know you designed. I find there are so many creative typesin food blog land. Good luck with Elle!This is huge.And the cake looks fab.

Peter M said...

Lady Dhanngit...this is s decadent...oozing chocolat...this takes the "cake"! lol

Deborah said...

What a cake!! And I hope you get everything done on your break that you need to do. Congrats!

Chef Jeena said...

Soooooo indulgent! When I saw the titles ingredients I knew this would be a tasty cake, yummy! :-D

Oggi said...

Dhanggit, this is torture...I'm on a diet...I'll just stare at the cake.:)

Can't wait to read the Elle issue.:)

Lore said...

This look mighty good Dhanggit!
I didn't know you were into fashion ?!!! I'm so excited for you :). Would you please share with us your creations sometime? Pretty please :D

Gloria Baker said...

Dhanggit, lovely,lovely this sounds so yummy!!! xxx Gloria

Big Boys Oven said...

this is truely awesome! oh you really know how to melts a man's heart like mine! :)

Anonymous said...

Now, THAT cake justifies it's name! Surely it is temptation personified!

Anonymous said...

Oh my!... and with some chili powder in the chocolate ganache.. it makes me want to Rawwwwrrr...

:-)

Beachlover said...

what a rich cake,full of choc and my favourite part is chili!!

Anonymous said...

This looks sinfully decadent!
Congratulations on the Elle call!

haze said...

That would be a good opportunity for you goodluck on the Elle projects ;)! I just love this, intense chocolate with apricot and almond, hmmmm and yes I cannot resist :D !

Anonymous said...

Ok, I came looking for danish braid but man - I am in love with THIS!!! This just sounds incredible :)

tigerfish said...

Your devil cake is deadly!.....I'm dying for it...

Leslie said...

Where oh where have you been? Its been lonely!lol

ChichaJo said...

That is one wicked looking cake! And that's wicked in a good way :)

And back up...your fashion brand? Elle Magazine? Congratulations!!! Oh this is so exciting! Do you have another site for it? I'd love to take a peek? :)

Gabi said...

I cannot resist at all - Oh my!!!
You're just tempting me beyond anything with the Devil cakes- I've sold my soul at last. :)

Susan from Food Blogga said...

That is one outrageously moist, rich cake! Oh, my.

Gigi said...

OMG! The cakes looks so chocolaty and delicious! Good luck with your project.

Tiina said...

That cake is awesome! Devilishly delicious!

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Totally awesome! For sure, there's the Devil's mark on that cake.. It's so scrumptious looking! I am tempted...

Cheers,

Rosa

Unknown said...

oh my... i just want to take a bite... btw, hope your sis will have fun in The Venetian...

Anonymous said...

I just love the title! Anything that looks like your dish here, with chocolate is wickedly good! Devilishly wickedly good, actually!

Jescel said...

hey Dhanggit... congratulations on the Elle. How's it going? And oh, your cake looks devilish, indeed..love the combo of ginger.. and chili... hmmmnnn...

Anonymous said...

Tant de chocolat, quel régal!! Merci pour ton gentil commentaire sur mon blog et à bientôt.

Kajal@aapplemint said...

so not only are you a talented baker but also a talented dseigner. Wow ... i had no clue Dhanggit ! Congrats anyways. I devil choc cake does look fit for celebration.

Anonymous said...

Looks absolutely heavenly.

Sue said...

I'm sure you're hard at work now for Elle, but that was some cake you left us with. YUM!

Laura Paterson said...

I know the joust is over for that month... but I just had to leave a comment to say.... WOW.

If I pop over the channel will you make me some??

veins said...

What a delicious looking cake, it is! I think the devil is more cake than you, because it shows us that run with the soft enamel interior and side.