Custard with dark chocolate and cocoa in milk

Velvety custard with a bright chocolate taste. This cream is perfect for spreading cakes, both between layers and for leveling the top. It holds decorations in the form of sprinkles of nuts or crumbs perfectly.
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Brooklyn PerezBrooklyn Perez
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Custard with dark chocolate and cocoa in milk
Calories
140Kcal
Protein
3gram
Fat
6gram
Carbs
17gram
*Nutritional value of 1 serving

Ingredients

ServingsServings: 8

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking timeCooking time: 15 mins
  1. STEP 1

    STEP 1

    Let's prepare all the necessary ingredients for making chocolate custard. We will need dark chocolate, as it is ideal for it. Cocoa needs to be of very good quality, otherwise the cream may not turn out the most delicious.

  2. STEP 2

    STEP 2

    Separate the yolks from the whites, we only need the yolks. You can make meringue from the whites or put them in a container and freeze them. At the same time, they will not lose their qualities.

  3. STEP 3

    STEP 3

    Pour sugar and cocoa into a bowl and mix everything thoroughly.

  4. STEP 4

    STEP 4

    Place the yolks in a bowl and mix. Add sugar and chocolate to them and grind everything thoroughly until smooth.

  5. STEP 5

    STEP 5

    Pour milk into a saucepan and heat well, but do not boil, remove from heat. Break the chocolate and add it to the hot milk.

  6. STEP 6

    STEP 6

    Mix the milk and chocolate thoroughly until smooth.

  7. STEP 7

    STEP 7

    Grind the yolks, pour in hot chocolate milk in a thin stream and mix thoroughly.

  8. STEP 8

    STEP 8

    Pour the chocolate mixture back into the pan and place on the lowest heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.

  9. STEP 9

    STEP 9

    Remove from heat and place the film in contact with the cream. This must be done, otherwise the surface of the cream will be covered with a film, and the cream will have to be ground through a sieve. Leave it like this until it cools completely.

  10. STEP 10

    STEP 10

    After the cream has cooled, coat the cake layers with it and put it in the refrigerator.

  11. STEP 11

    STEP 11

    You can also eat the cream like regular chocolate spread with a bun and tea.

  12. STEP 12

    STEP 12

    Bon appetit.

Comments on the recipe

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Arina Koten
11.10.2023
5
I’ll share another option - chocolate cream made from cocoa and without chocolate.
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fialka
11.10.2023
4.5
Cool recipe for excellent cream for a cake!
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Lidia Alexandrovna
11.10.2023
4.7
I love custard, but have never made it chocolate. Thanks for the recipe!
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mother of a sweet tooth
11.10.2023
4.6
Thank you, I made it for a cake today, I liked it very much, I added it to KK.