Ingredients
For the cake
60 g (⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) All purpose flour
4 tbsp Cocoa powder
2 - 3 tbsp Hot milk or hot coffee (to bloom the cocoa powder)
3 Eggs
100 g (½ cup) Sugar
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Vanilla extract
¼ tsp Salt
For the whipped frosting
200 g (7 oz) Heavy cream
100 g (3.5 oz) Philadelphia cream cheese.
1 tsp Vanilla
60 g (5 tbsp) Fine sugar
Method
For the cake
In a bowl whip the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until pale.
Bloom the cocoa powder in hot milk.
Combine the egg/sugar mixture with the bloomed cocoa powder and dry ingredients.
Spread the batter onto a 12x16 inch baking sheet, greased and lined with parchment paper.
Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 160 °C (320 °F) for 10 - 12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely.
For the whipped frosting
In a bowl whip the cream cheese, vanilla and heavy cream.
Tips
For a more pronounced chocolate flavor, you can cover the cake in chocolate ganache.