salam everyone… its been a while since i post in this forum so i thought to start with something i recently made.
i got this recipe off from net but i tried this week and gave it to MSA who were doing the bake sale for tsunami disastor.
everyone loves it and ever since i made it, peoples are like make it again… so here is the recipe..
any other baking lover?
Cake
1 cup unsalted butter
2 1/2 C sugar
2 C boiling water
1 C cocoa powder
4 eggs
1 T vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups flour or cake flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Filling
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 T vanilla extract
Frosting
4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
3 1/4 cups confectioner’s sugar
Method
Makes a triple layer nine inch cake (i made 2 layer cakes in 2 baking tray as i didnt have 9 inch tray)
Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour cake pan (after puttin some flour put a layer of brown sugar if u have just to get more tasty from the bottom too)
Mix cocoa and boiling water, stir until smooth, set aside to cool.
Sift dry ingredients together, set aside.
In a large bowl beat butter sugar, eggs and vanilla together. Alternately beat in the dry ingredients and the chocolate mixture. Beat just until blended, do not overmix. Pour batter into the three greased pans and bake for abour 30 minutes or until a cake tester(tooth pick) comes out clean.
Remove cakes from oven and allow them to set for 3-5 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
Prepare filling by beating together cream, confectioner’s sugar and vanilla until stiff. Set aside
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Prepare frosting by melting the butter and chocolates(unsweetened and bittersweet choc) together over low heat. Stir in the cream and mix until smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and place it in a large bowl filled with ice. Using an electric hand held mixer or a whisk , beat in the confectioner’s sugar until the frosting holds a stiff shape. Chill.
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Before you put the cake together, make sure that everything has completely cooled. Divide the filling in two and spread it between the layers. Frost sides and top with the choclate icing. Don’t worry if some of the filling oozes out the sides while you are frosting them, just mix it into the frosting.
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and i also got a white icing tube and made couple of designs on the top…
