CHOCOLATE CAKE

- Ingredients :

 250g butter at room temperature

 300g sugar

 6 eggs

 A few drops of vanilla essence

 50g pure cocoa powder

 200g strong flour

 50g cornstarch

 80g chopped chocolate chips or 75% cocoa chocolate

 One envelope of Royal yeast

 150 g of peeled walnuts

 Ingredients for the coverage:

 100 g of 75% cocoa chocolate

 100 gr of fondant chocolate for desserts

 A few drops of peppermint or peppermint essence

 50 gr of butter

 100 ml of cream 35% fat 

 - Preparation :

 1. In a bowl we will sift the flour together with the yeast, cornstarch and cocoa. Reserve

 2. In another bowl we will mix the butter with the sugar, we will beat with the electric beaters, we will add the eggs one by one, do not add the next one until they are well integrated, we will beat so that they are integrated with the mixture, add the vanilla essence , add the flour little by little, mix with the previous dough until we get our dough for the cake. We will add the chocolate chips and stir the nuts to distribute evenly.

 3. In a mold previously greased with butter and oil, we will pour the chocolate cake mixture.

 4. Preheat the oven to 170º and let the cake bake for 45 minutes. Check that it is ready by inserting a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean, our cake will be ready.

 5. Remove from the oven and let it cool before unmolding. Once cold, unmold and let it cool completely before coating it with the chocolate coating.

 6. In a saucepan over very low heat, we will add the chocolate pieces, the butter and the cream, with a few drops of peppermint, we will let it heat until it melts and we will stir constantly until we get our coverage.

 7. We will bathe the cake and let it cool so that it solidifies.