Chocolate vertical layer cake is one of the most decadent cakes Iíve made, a great symphony of flavors and textures. Moist chocolate sponge cake filled with apricot jam and mascarpone coffee frosting, rolled and topped over a crunchy, buttery biscuit base, everything coated in Mascarpone frosting, topped with chocolate ganache and decorated with chocolate shards.To print the recipe check the full recipe on my blog: http://www.homecookingadventure.com/recipes/chocolate-vertical-layer-cakeIngredients Makes about 12-14 servingsChocolate Biscuit1/4 cup (55g) butter, chilled, cut into small pieces1/2 cup (50g) ground almonds2 tbsp (30g) brown sugar1/3 cup (40g) all-purpose flour1/4 tsp (1g) salt1 1/2 tbsp (12g) unsweetened cocoa powder1 tsp (5ml) waterChocolate Sponge8 eggs, separated1 cup (200g) sugar, divided1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract1/2 cup (60g) all purpose flour1/2 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder1/2 tsp (2g) baking powder1/2 tsp (2g) saltJam for filling6 tbsp (120g) apricot/peach jamMascarpone Frosting1 pound (500g) Mascarpone cheese, room temperature1 cup (120g) powdered sugar1 2/3 cup (400g) whipping cream (35% fat), chilled1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract1 1/2 tsp (3g) instant coffee powderChocolate Ganache3.5 oz (100g) semisweet chocolate1/2 cup (120g) whipping creamChocolate Shards2 oz (60g) semisweet chocolate2 tbsp (20g) semisweet chocolate, for tempering1 1/2 tbsp (15g) white chocolate1/2 tbsp (5g) white chocolate, for temperingBackground music: https://bit.ly/2GQCRdpCamping by Summer CampIndia by 51 MythsMilestones by Year After YearThe French Connection by The French ConnectionWild Cat by Animal KingdomFollow me:FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/homecookingadventureINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/homecookingadventurePINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/homecookingadv/WEBSITE:http://www.homecookingadventure.com/GOOGLE+: https://plus.google.com/+Homecookingadventurerecipes