• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Little Monster
  • Poster Shop
  • Portfolio
  • Work With Me
  • About
  • Contact
  • Cart

Delicious Monster

  • Food
  • Drinks
  • Life
  • Travel
  • Reviews
Chocolate Fudge & Pistachio Cakelette
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Chocolate Fudge & Pistachio Cakelette

10th May 2021Chocolate, Food, Recipes1

Last week was a total mess, quite literally. I spent a large percentage of my time cleaning up the aftermath of things I’d accidentally smashed, with my reign of terror ending in the lift going up to our flat.

The Chocolate Fudge & Pistachio Cakelette you see in this post isn’t the original birthday cake that I baked this year for my boyfriend. That one was taken to a small gathering of friends to celebrate his 38th, and it wasn’t so much a cakelette as it was a 3-tiered cake. The reason why I ended up baking a smaller version of it will be revealed shortly.

It all started on Sunday night while I was unpacking the dishwasher and carefully (or so I thought) stacking crockery back where it belongs in the cupboard. As I held a stack of bowls my hand slipped and one of the bowls managed to crash into another and smash into pieces. Strike 1.

  • Chocolate Fudge & Pistachio Cakelette

On Tuesday night, I washed up after baking and decorating the original birthday cake and made the foolish mistake of not clearing space in the drying rack before adding more to it. I was tired and frustrated, and our square glass Pyrex baking dish bore the brunt of this all as it slipped off the top of my dish tower and smashed spectacularly on to the kitchen floor. When I say there was glass everywhere, I am by no means over exaggerating. Strike 2.

The next day I was clearing a few things out of the server in our dining room and managed to bump a wine glass with my elbow, which then fell on to the floor and broke. Strike 3.

I’m a firm believer in things happening in 3’s, so that was me for the week. Or was it?

My boyfriend takes his cake pretty seriously, so when he wasn’t allowed to have any of it the morning of his birthday, he was quite disappointed. After denying him his birthday cake the entire day, we took it to his drinks party where he blew out candles while we sang to him, and then we sliced and shared it with everyone.

He wanted a smaller than usual slice but his reasoning behind this was so that he could have the leftovers the next morning with his coffee. And then as we were taking the lift up to our flat later that evening, I managed to lose grip of the container his precious cake leftovers were in and drop it, ganache face-down, on the floor of the lift. Strike 4.

To make up for the lack of birthday cake I baked a smaller version by halving the recipe and making two cakelettes. One went to my mom for Mother’s Day, and the other went to the person who lost his cake in the lift.

Chocolate Fudge & Pistachio Cakelette

The recipe for this cakelette, along with the dark chocolate and white chocolate pistachio ganache are recipes I adapted from the Cookidoo® library of recipes you can make using your Thermomix. If you don’t have a Thermomix then you can use another chocolate fudge cake and chocolate ganache recipes of your choosing.

This Chocolate Fudge & Pistachio Cakelette is a dense cake, made with both melted chocolate and cocoa for a fudge-like finish you’ll love.

I halved the ingredients for the cake to make enough for 4 cakelette layers, resulting in two cakelettes. If you want to make one larger cake then stick with the ratios as listed in the original recipe.

Thermomix Chocolate Fudge Cake (halve the ingredients to make enough for 4 x 10cm cakelettes)

Dark Chocolate Ganache

Toasted Pistachios, chopped

White Chocolate & Pistachio Ganache

White Chocolate & Pistachio Ganache

  • 100g white chocolate
  • 80g cream
  • 3 tbsp Pistachio Butter
  1. Place white chocolate in mixing bowl and grate 10 sec/speed 8. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with a spatula.
  2. Add cream and melt 2 min/50°C/speed 3.
  3. Add the pistachio butter and mix for 1 min/speed 3.
  4. Allow to cool slightly and thicken.

To Assemble The Cakelette

  1. Make sure the cake layers are completely cool before assembling, otherwise the ganache will melt straight off and out of the cakelette.
  2. Place the first layer on a cool rack placed on top of a bowl, then add a few tablespoons of the White Chocolate & Pistachio Ganache on the top and spread to cover evenly.
  3. Place the second layer on top of that and then begin pouring the dark chocolate ganache over the cakelette.
  4. You will likely need to do this a few times, smoothing the sides and the top of the cakelette to evenly coat (which is why you need to collect any run-off in the bowl beneath the cooling rack. As the ganache sets it will become thicker, so work quickly.
  5. Sprinkle the top with the chopped toasted pistachios and leave to set completely before transferring to a cake stand or serving plate.
Chocolate Fudge & Pistachio Cakelette
1
Previous Post: « Sumac Cauliflower & Lentil Salad
Next Post: The Neighbour »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Nicky Barber, Delicious Monster

Hi There! I’m Nicky.

I’m a mom, food photographer, writer, recipe developer, and the person behind Delicious Monster. Thanks for popping by and welcome to my little neck of the woods full of food, recipes, parenting & everything in between.

learn more about me here >
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest




Latest Posts

Festive Gift Guide 2023

Easy Peasy & Pumpkin Risotto

Easy Peasy & Pumpkin Risotto

Upside Down Onion & Gruyère Tarts

Subscribe to Delicious Monster

Get access to exclusive content, recipes, promos, updates & new products by joining the mailing list below.

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Legal

  • Shipping Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Returns & Refund Policy




In an attempt to mix things up on my feed, and as In an attempt to mix things up on my feed, and as part of a promise I made to @the.kitchen.think months ago, I’m going to start showing my face a lot more around here from now on…

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Nicky (the Nicola in my bio is thanks to having to list my full name for that silly blue tick which I’m currently thinking about cancelling), and I’m the person behind Delicious Monster ✌🏽 

Some random facts about me:

I’m based in Joburg although I grew up in Cape Town. I’ve made two attempts to “never live in Joburg again”, but I keep finding myself back here 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

Besides jumping between Cape Town and Joburg a few times since 2010, I’ve also lived in Shanghai, London and Bali. I’ve managed to figure out and find new pieces of myself in each of those places and am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to travel as much as I have 🧳 

My next planned trip will be for a family holiday to Sweden at the end of July ‘24. The reason why we’re going to Sweden is because my little sister lives in Stockholm with her Swedish fiancé. This will be Frankie’s first overseas trip and I’m already so excited to travel with her 🇸🇪 

I’m left-handed and have the worst handwriting. The irony here is that I still use notebooks and write lists for myself 🖊️ 

The necklace you see around my neck is The Eye of Horus, which is an Ancient Egyptian symbol thought to have protective powers. I bought it for myself in Bali about a week before I found out I was pregnant and have only taken it off once (when I had to go into theatre the day Frankie was born). It’s a piece of jewelry I will one day give to her because it’s part of our journey together 𓂀

The only vegetable I absolutely loathe are green peppers. They are the reason I refuse to eat Chicken Ala King 🫑 

I’m a big fan of classical music and wish more people listened to it. One of my favourite pieces is Adagio for Strings, composed by Samuel Barber (no relation) 🎶 

My 40th birthday is at the end of January and I still don’t know how I’m going to celebrate it 🎈 

Thanks so much for being here! I’d love you to introduce yourself in the comments below 👇🏼
The Perfect Sugar Cookie Dough 🎄 I’ve found The Perfect Sugar Cookie Dough 🎄

I’ve found the perfect sugar cookie dough and managed to turn it into 8 different types of cookies with the addition of a few extra ingredients. The dough comes together in less than 5 minutes with the help of a food processor, can be made ahead and frozen. 

The Perfect Sugar Cookie Dough (makes around 1kg)

250g butter 
150g white sugar 
100g light brown sugar 
2.5 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp almond essence
1 large egg
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp lemon juice
420g flour 

1. Cream the butter and both sugars in the food processor until combined. 
2. Add the vanilla and almond essence, egg, baking powder, salt and lemon juice and pulse until combined. 
3. Add the flour and continue pulsing until the mixture forms a dough. 
4. Transfer the dough to a clean surface, bring together to form a ball, flatten and then wrap in baking paper and either chill in the fridge or pop into a freezer bag and freeze for later. 

Cookie Ideas:

Custard Cream Sandwiches
Chocolate Chip & Vanilla Cookies
Dark / White Chocolate & Pistachio Christmas Trees
Chocolate Chip Bells
Blood Orange Marmalade Linzer Cookies
Ginger Cookie Rusks 

#christmascookies #christmasbaking #christmas #festivecookies #cookies #sugarcookies
Imagine if you could make one cookie dough and tur Imagine if you could make one cookie dough and turn it into a multitude of different cookies? Keep an eye out for my Festive Cookie Collection, coming soon 🍪
Almost 9 months since Frankie was born, which mean Almost 9 months since Frankie was born, which means 9 months in and 9 months out. The last (almost) 18 months have been hardcore and have taught me that for multiple reasons, having a baby is one of the hardest things you can do. Another huge lesson is that the myth of postpartum recovery only lasting 6 weeks is absolute rubbish! It’s way longer than that. 

I’ve had to nourish my body (and mind) through supplements and food, because believe it or not, coffee alone won’t help you. 

@futurelifeza Mother’s Food™ has been specifically designed to help moms, whether you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, or like me and dealing with general recovery after growing a human from scratch and everything that comes with that. 

Mothers Food™ Shakes and Oat Bars are high in protein and fibre, vitamins and minerals, and contain collagen. 

Cheers to the journey of motherhood - navigating through the challenges, embracing the lessons, and finding strength in the process. Grateful for @futurelifeza Mother’s Food™ for being a reliable companion in this adventure. Here’s to many more months of growth, recovery, and love! 🌸 #sponsored #partnership
Almost 9 months since Frankie was born, which mean Almost 9 months since Frankie was born, which means 9 months in and 9 months out. The last (almost) 18 months have been hardcore and have taught me that for multiple reasons, having a baby is one of the hardest things you can do. Another huge lesson is that the myth of postpartum recovery only lasting 6 weeks is absolute rubbish! It’s way longer than that. 

I’ve had to nourish my body (and mind) through supplements and food, because believe it or not, coffee alone won’t help you. 

@futurelifeza Mother’s Food™ has been specifically designed to help moms, whether you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, or like me and dealing with general recovery after growing a human from scratch and everything that comes with that. 

Mothers Food™ Shakes and Oat Bars are high in protein and fibre, vitamins and minerals, and contain collagen. 

Cheers to the journey of motherhood - navigating through the challenges, embracing the lessons, and finding strength in the process. Grateful for @futurelifeza Mother’s Food™ for being a reliable companion in this adventure. Here's to many more months of growth, recovery, and love! 🌸 #sponsored #partnership
instagram 🤝🏼 reality Swipe left for the bef instagram 🤝🏼 reality

Swipe left for the before pic prior to fixing the white balance, saturation, exposure and contrast. A lesson in how it’s not just about taking a photo 💅
On Sundays we @drinkmartys Extra Spicy Tomato Cock On Sundays we @drinkmartys Extra Spicy Tomato Cocktails 🍅

Came home on Thursday to one of the best deliveries I’ve received in a while, including everything needed to make 4 different and delicious tomato cocktails using Marty’s Spiced Tomato Juice. 

Big thanks to @drinkmartys and @hotovenmarketing for putting such a great press drop together 🙌 Mentions must be made as well for the brands who partnered on this drop: @funky_ouma, @blackmambafood, @capetowngin, @oryxdesertsalt, and @mahalabotanical
It’s beginning to look a lot like festive cookie It’s beginning to look a lot like festive cookie season 🍪 The recipe for these, and a few others, coming soon…
Copyright © 2021–2023 · Delicious Monster · Hearten Made