Chocolate Vertical Layer Cake

Chocolate vertical layer cake is one of the most decadent cakes Iíve made, a great symphony of flavors and textures. Moist chocolate sponge cake filled with apricot jam and mascarpone coffee frosting, rolled and topped over a crunchy, buttery biscuit base, everything coated in Mascarpone frosting, topped with chocolate ganache and decorated with chocolate shards. To print the recipe check the full recipe on my blog: https://www.homecookingadventure.com/... Ingredients Makes about 12-14 servings Chocolate Biscuit 1/4 cup (55g) butter, chilled, cut into small pieces 1/2 cup (50g) ground almonds 2 tbsp (30g) brown sugar 1/3 cup (40g) all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp (1g) salt 1 1/2 tbsp (12g) unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp (5ml) water Chocolate Sponge 8 eggs, separated 1 cup (200g) sugar, divided 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract 1/2 cup (60g) all purpose flour 1/2 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 tsp (2g) baking powder 1/2 tsp (2g) salt Jam for filling 6 tbsp (120g) apricot/peach jam Mascarpone Frosting 1 pound (500g) Mascarpone cheese, room temperature 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar 1 2/3 cup (400g) whipping cream (35% fat), chilled 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract 1 1/2 tsp (3g) instant coffee powder Chocolate Ganache 3.5 oz (100g) semisweet chocolate 1/2 cup (120g) whipping cream Chocolate Shards 2 oz (60g) semisweet chocolate 2 tbsp (20g) semisweet chocolate, for tempering 1 1/2 tbsp (15g) white chocolate 1/2 tbsp (5g) white chocolate, for tempering Background music: https://bit.ly/2GQCRdp Camping by Summer Camp India by 51 Myths Milestones by Year After Year The French Connection by The French Connection Wild Cat by Animal Kingdom Follow me: FACEBOOK:   / homecookingadventure   INSTAGRAM:   / homecookingadventure   PINTEREST:   / homecookingadv   TikTok:   / homecookingadventure   WEBSITE: https://www.homecookingadventure.com/