This rich Galaxy chocolate cake with blow your mind. Imagine perfectly light and delicious chocolate cake, sandwiched with smooth Baileys cream, all covered with a glossy Galaxy ganache. It’s every bit as delicious as it sounds.
Spread atop a chocolate oil cake filled with Baileys whipped cream, this ganache tops off a very decadent dessert.
Here’s what to do.
Of course, if you want to share this cake with the kids, you can simply leave out the Baileys, but for grownups, the combination of the Baileys cream and Galaxy ganache is rather amazing.
Ingredients
For the sponge
- 150 g (5.3 oz) caster sugar
- 2 medium free range eggs beaten
- 150 ml (5.1 floz) sunflower oil
- 150 ml (5.1 floz) milk
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 175 g (6.2 oz) self raising flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
For the ganache
- 250 g (8.8 oz) Galaxy chocolate outside of the UK, this brand of chocolate is known as Dove
- 100 ml (3.4 floz) double cream
For the Baileys cream
- 125 ml (4.2 floz) double cream
- 40 ml (1.4 floz) Baileys
- 1 tbsp drinking chocolate powder
Equipment
- Serving board
Instructions
To make the sponge
Preheat oven to 180ºC (160C fan assisted).
In a large bowl, combine the sugar and beaten eggs.
Add the oil, milk and golden syrup.
Beat together
Add the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda.
Whisk to combine.
Share the mixture between two greased and lined 20cm loose-bottomed cake tins.
Bake for 30-45 minutes until firm and springy on top. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove from the tin to cool completely.
Make the Galaxy ganache
Put the cream in a bowl and micorwave in 10-second blasts until very hot but not boiling.
Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate.
Beat until melted and shiny. Leave it to cool.
To make the Baileys cream
Beat the cream and Baileys until it forms very soft peaks.
Add the drinking chocolate.
Whisk briefly to give soft peaks.
To assemble
Place one cooled sponge on a board.
Using an offset palette knife or flat knife, spread the cream on to the cake.
Place the second cake on top to create a sandwich.
Slowly and carefully pour the ganache over the cake, using the offset palette knife to smooth the top and sides.
Leave to set for at least an hour, then wipe away excess ganache that may have dripped down the sides.
Cutting into 16 slices to serve.
Enjoy!
Moist chocolate cake with Galaxy ganache and Baileys cream filling
Ingredients
For the sponge
- 150 g (5.3 oz) caster sugar
- 2 medium free range eggs beaten
- 150 ml (5.1 floz) sunflower oil
- 150 ml (5.1 floz) milk
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 175 g (6.2 oz) self raising flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
For the ganache
- 250 g (8.8 oz) Galaxy chocolate outside of the UK, this brand of chocolate is known as Dove
- 100 ml (3.4 floz) double cream
For the Baileys cream
- 125 ml (4.2 floz) double cream
- 40 ml (1.4 floz) Baileys
- 1 tbsp drinking chocolate powder
Instructions
To make the sponge
- Preheat oven to 180ºC (160C fan assisted).
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar, beaten eggs, oil, milk and golden syrup. Beat together
- Add the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda. Whisk to combine.
- Share the mixture between two greased and lined 20cm loose-bottomed cake tins.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes until firm and springy on top.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove from the tin to cool completely
Make the Galaxy ganache
- Put the cream in a bowl and micorwave in 10-second blasts until very hot but not boiling.
- Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate and beat until melted and shiny.
- Leave it to cool.
To make the Baileys cream
- Beat the cream and Baileys until it forms very soft peaks.
- Add the drinking chocolate and whisk briefly to give soft peaks.
To assemble
- Place one cooled sponge on a board.
- Using an offset palette knife or flat knife, spread the cream on to the cake.
- Place the second cake on top to create a sandwich.
- Slowly and carefully pour the ganache over the cake, using the offset palette knife to smooth the top and sides.
- Leave to set for at least an hour, then wipe away excess ganache that may have dripped down the sides.
- Cutting into 16 slices to serve.
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Dina says
I’ve never had Galaxy but it sounds wonderful!
Lodia says
yummy…… I love chocolate…
Michelle G says
Just catching up with my emails after a hectic Christmas – and I find this on Day 1 of my diet. Thanks Emily :-P
Seriously though, that looks amazing, will definitely be trying this!
jenny paulin says
mmmmmmmmmm!!!
phooooooooaaaaaar!!
#thatisallasiamstilldrooling
bookaholic mum says
My mouth was watering at the mere name of this cake – now that I’ve read the recipe I’m practically drooling! This sounds absolutely delicious and perfect way to use up any leftover Christmas Bailey’s (or buy another bottle!) I think you’re allowed to use the ‘It’s Christmas’ excuse until you go back to work/the kids go back to school!