Maulwurfkuchen aka German Mole Cake

Makes a 15 cm/6 inch cake

Ingredients

• 55 gr unsalted butter, room temp

• 50 gr sugar

• 1 large egg

• 45 ml milk

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 75 gr ap flour

• 20 gr cocoa powder

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 250 ml whipping cream, cold

• 20 gr powdered sugar

• 1/2 tsp vanilla

• 1/4 tsp cornstarch

• 35 gr chocolate, finely chopped

• 1-2 banana, cut lengthwise

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.

2. Prepare a 15cm/6inch springform pan with parchment paper.

3. In a large, beat butter and sugar with a spatula or a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla extract, mix to combine. Shift flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Whisk to combine.

4. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave it completely cool.

5. In the meantime, in a large bowl, beat cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cornstarch to medium peaks. Add chopped chocolate and combine.

6. With a knife, draw a circle on top of the cake leaving 1cm/.3inch from sides. Take out the cake inside of the circle but be careful not to go all the way to the bottom. You should roughly have cake with 1cm/.3inch at the bottom. Set removed cake bits aside and crumble them with your hands.

7. Place cut bananas at the bottom of the cake. Top with cream and shape cream into a dome. Finally top cream with crumbled cake pieces to shape the cake into a mole. Let it set in the fridge for an hour. Enjoy!